Mariana (Geary) Flanagan, 38, of Uxbridge, died, Saturday, March 28, 2009 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a short yet courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the loving wife of John J. Flanagan since 2003.
Born in Glen Cove, New York on March 12, 1971, she was a daughter of Stanton and Doris (Erwin) Geary of Newport, RI.
Mariana was a resident of Uxbridge for the past six years and formerly resided in Pomfret, CT. She graduated from Woodstock Academy in 1989 and Lesley College in Boston with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education.
Mariana was a pre-school teacher for 12 years until her children were born.
Mariana’s true love and passion were her two boys.
Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by her two sons, Zachary Stanton and Tyler John, both at home and three sisters, Cini Shaw of Darien, CT, Diana Jackson of Easton, Ct and Heather Geary of Charlestown.
She is also survived by her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary Lou and George Flanagan of Medway and many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Mass on Wednesday, April 1 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 151 Village St. in Medway. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Medway.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 4 – 8 p.m. in the Ginley-Crowley Funeral Home, 3 Barber St. in Medway.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mariana’s memory may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226, ATTN: Contribution Services.