Mrs. Ann Pauline Flannery, 79, a resident of West Pittston, formerly of Wilkes-Barre's East End neighborhood, passed into Eternal Life peacefully early the morning of Wednesday, December 27th while in the care of Highland Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Exeter, following a short but brave battle with cancer. She was best known as "Nancy" to those who knew and loved her. Born on Saturday, July 22, 1944, in Wilkes-Barre, she was one of five children to the late Edward and Irene (McKeown) Kelly. Nancy felt the calling of the Lord though, young to the convent, and moved away to attend and later became a graduate of the Immaculata High School in New Jersey. After high school, she continued the path of education to fulfill her calling, but a family issue brought her permanently back home to the Wyoming Valley. If it weren't for this fateful change of life events, Miss Kelly would never have met her future husband and become Mrs. James Flannery, eventually having eight beautiful children together. The Lord works in mysterious ways indeed! For the rest of her life though, Ann held her Sisters from the convent close to her heart and considered many her very best friends. She furthered her education toward her vocation by becoming a 1986 graduate of the Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational Technical School of Nursing. Until her formal retirement, Mrs. Flannery served as a Licensed Practical Nurse for the Community Living Center at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, for 30 years. Previously, she had taught 2nd grade at St. Boniface School in Wilkes-Barre.
