Aug 12, 1942 – July 29 2012
Miriam (Sullivan) Rose, 69, of Gulf Breeze, Fl.
Formerly, of Taunton, Ma, and Spartanburg, SC,
Died Sunday morning July 29, 2012 at her
Home after a yearlong battle with cancer.
She was with her husband of fifty years
George (Bill) Rose and her two children,
William James Rose of Naples, Fl. and Carolyn
Rose Mulcahy, of Gulf Breeze Fl. Miriam was 69.
Miriam, known as Mimi to her family and friends,
Was the oldest daughter in a family of nine siblings.
Also a graduate of Saint Mary’s High in Taunton, Ma.
Mimi went on to pursue higher education when she
Was in her early forties. She loved school and would
have likely remained a student of knowledge
forever if she could, but she chose to be a Registered Nurse.
She Graduated from BCC in Fall River, Ma with
an associate’s degree in Nursing. She moved to
South Carolina and worked many years as
an ICU Cardiac Nurse @ Spartanburg Regional Hospital.
Years later she moved back to Taunton to care for her
aging mother and began work as an RN in PCU @ Morton Hospital.
She retired 5 years ago when she moved to “paradise”.
She made many friends and enjoyed her time with
her husband until her passing. Mimi was a Communicant
of St Ann’s Church Gulf Breeze where she was a parish nurse.
Mimi was preceded in death by both her parents, Harry J
And Miriam (Quigley) Sullivan, (Taunton.) Her sister
Christine (Sullivan) Galuski (Cambridge, Ma.) and her
Son-in-law Richard James Mulcahy, (Taunton).
Other than her immediate family she leaves
behind her daughter –in- law Lisa S Rose, ( Naples, Fl.),
Her brother –in-law Gary Galuski (Cambridge,Ma)
as well as her seven siblings; H. James Sullivan, and
Wife Elisa of ( Jacksonville Fl). Gerald Sullivan and wife Francis,
Denise (Sullivan) Shea, Gregory Sullivan, Jane (Sullivan) Williams,
Paula (Sullivan) Borges and husband Alfred. (All of Taunton)
She also has seven grandchildren and two Great Grandsons.
Calling hours will be at the O’Keefe- Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington Street in Taunton
on Friday August 24th 2012 from 5 -8pm
Funeral Mass Saturday August 25th @ 10:00 am
St Mary’s Church on Broadway
Taunton, Ma. Visit our website www.okeefewade.com to sign the online guestbook,
Obituaries & directions.
In lieu of flowers; Contributions may be made through
www.cancercarecopay.org
Or directly at Cancercare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation
275 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY, 10001 (866 55- COPAY)
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