August 04, 2013
Kay-Anne Rose, age 77, of Cornwall, NY passed away on Friday, August 2, 2013 at home after a long battle with congestive heart failure. She was born January 8, 1936 in Cornwall, NY, the daughter of Bernard Gallagher and Alma Ross Gallagher. She grew up and attended school in Highland Falls.
Kay was a parishioner of St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Cornwall where she was also a Eucharistic minister. She enjoyed bible studies, crafts and above all shopping for a bargain.
Kay is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 56 years David P. "Pete" Rose, Sr. She is survived by her six children and their spouses: David and Maureen Rose, Leslie and Jeffery Johnson, Valerie and Charles Weygant, Regina and Kevin Hines, Renee and Dennis Pacella , Todd and Jeanne Rose. Left to miss their "Meema" are her 16 grandchildren: Zachary, Kiersten, and Nicholas Rose, Katie, Megan, and Julia Johnson, D.J. and Danielle Pacella, Colin, Justin, Stephanie and Ryan Hines, Dawn Weygant, Brendan, Christopher and Kyle Rose. She is also survived by her siblings: Alma (Micky) Mahan, Joseph (Mary) Gallagher and Helen Bosch.
We would like to remember our mother as the person who taught us how to live our faith and to love each other. She was witty and was quick to make people around her laugh. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She is now at peace with the Lord.
The family would like to receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 5th at William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 135 Main St., Highland Falls, NY. A Mass to celebrate her life will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6th at Sacred Heart Church in Highland Falls. Interment will be at Eagle Valley Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider making a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 30 Glenn Street, Suite 409 White Plains, NY 10603. Memorial donations may also be made to The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, 195 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY.
Funeral arrangements are by William F. Hogan Funeral Home. 845-446-2868 or www.wfhoganfuneralhome.com
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