MOLLOY, Annie Rose

Molloy, Annie Rose Annie Rose Molloy, died unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep at the age of 81 on the morning of Monday, December 8th, 2003, Rose was born in the hearty farmland of Saskatchewan, Canada on April 2, 1922. She studied nursing and worked in several locations throughout the US and Canada until she met and married John R. Molloy in Minneapolis, MN on Nov. 23, 1957. They adopted two children, John Patrick and Mary Ann, and raised them in the Twin City area until they went to college. Rose and John retired to Sun City West, AZ, in the mid-1980's. Rose was a devout Catholic and was extremely active in the Catholic Daughters and Parish Guild of Sun City West. She loved to travel and ventured to many areas of the world. Rose is survived by her devoted husband of 46 years, John, her sister, Eva Kaip, and her brother Carl Bolen. She is also survived by her children, Patrick (Patricia), Mary (Terry) and her nine grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 13, 2003 at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Sun City West, AZ-Rosary at 9:15am followed by mass at 10am. In lieu of flowers the family would prefer that donations be made in Rose Molloy's memory to Catholic Lay Institute, Miles Jesu, c/o The Ryan Family, 2480 E. Encinas St., Gilbert, AZ 85234. Published in the Arizona Republic on 12/11/2003.