Rose Marie Flanagan Obituary

We bid farewell to Rose Marie Flanagan (Arlington, Massachusetts), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on May 12, 2025 at the age of 84. Rose Marie touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Rose Marie may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Emilio Angelo Merzi and Angela Merzi; and her close friend Robert Puglisi of Arlington. She is survived by: her former husband John R. Flanagan; her children, Dina A. Caloggero (Michael A. Caloggero) and John T. Flanagan; and her grandchildren, Allison M. Caloggero and Stephen A. Caloggero.

In lieu of flowers family requests donations in honor of Rose Flanagan to Dementia Society of America http://www.dementiasociety.org.