Irene Rose (nee Menetto) Fanning, of Philadelphia, died on May 19, 2012.

Irene was the beloved wife of the late William J. Fanning. She was the dearest mother of Patricia Rose Mooney (late Michael), Margaret Theresa Fanning (Tom), Irene Rose Evans (Gary), Donna Marie Arcidiacono (John) and Deborah Jane Summers (Tommy L). She is also survived by her sister Alice Shaw, her 11 grandchildren, Michael Mooney, Kristianne Thomas, Kathleen Rocchio, Jacqueline Christie, John Maguire, Melissa Chalkias, Danielle Sperber, Nick Summers, Jennifer Arcidiacono, Victoria Evans and Gregory Summers and her 6 great grandchildren, Chris Thomas, Chaeli Rocchio, Ryan Zacniewski, Lorelei Rocchio, William Chalkias and Aisling Rocchio and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewings Wednesday from 7:00-9:00pm and on Thursday from 8:30am until 9:45am from the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and to her Funeral Mass 10:30am at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland.

Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.