Rose Mary T. Manning of Penns Park, PA died peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at her residence with her daughters by her side. She was 95.

She was the beloved wife of the late Frank E. Manning.

Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Mabel Downing Hickey. Rose Mary was predeceased by her 3 sisters and 2 brothers.

Mrs. Manning has been a resident of Penns Park since l957. She graduated from John W. Hallahan High School for Girls in Philadelphia, Class of 1935. After graduating high school she worked for Sears & Roebuck in Philadelphia from 1935 to 1944. From 1944 until 1954 she was employed as a secretary for the Department of the Navy in Philadelphia. In 1948 she was married to her loving husband Frank E. Manning. They started a family and she stayed at home taking care of her family for many years. In 1975 she started working for the Internal Revenue Service Center in the Treasury Department till 1990 when she retired. In her leisure time she was an avid reader, enjoyed taking trips to the shore and vacationing in the Pocono Mountains. Mrs. Manning was very family oriented and had a close relationship with her sisters and brothers throughout their lifetime. She always looked forward to the special times spent with her children and grandchildren. She will be sadly missed as a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Rose Mary is survived by her four children, Douglas F. Manning of Willow Grove, PA, Rosemary A. Manning of Penns Park, PA, Craig J. Manning and his wife, Cathy, of York, PA and Valerie A. Coolbaugh of Penns Park, PA. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and her sister Josephine Wieland of Langhorne, PA.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at the Olde Church of Saint Andrew, 135 S. Sycamore Street, Newtown, PA l8940.

Interment will take place in St. Andrew Cemetery, Newtown.