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Joan Mahaney Flack, 64, of Oswego, passed away peacefully, Saturday, May 4, 2013, surrounded by family.
Joan went to St. Mary's Catholic School and Catholic High in Oswego. She worked at the Oswego Hospital, where she met the love of her life. In 1973, they moved to Brighton, NY., where Joan worked for the University of Rochester/Strong Hospital for more than 30 years.
She will be remembered by her smile, her laugh and her ability to make friends everywhere she went. Her family was the center of her life. Holidays and birthdays were her favorite times, along with vacationing with her husband in Hawaii many times.
She will be missed by many.
Joan is survived by her loving children, Mark, Angie Flack (J.D.) Brown and Jeffrey; her brothers, Larry (Barb) Mahaney, David (Sharon) Mahaney, Robert (Carol) Mahaney and Jack (Marie) Mahaney; her sisters, Catherine (Warren) Pritchard and Sallie (Ken) Roberts; a sister-in-law, Sharon Flack (Bruce) Hall; a brother-in-law, Larry (Vera Sue) Flack her grandchildren, Shelby Flack and Jack and Lucas Brown; and many other dear relatives and friends, especially Maureen Sullivan.
She was predeceased by her husband, Claude B. Flack; her father and mother, Lawrence and Gertrude Mahaney; and sisters Barbara Gurney, Rose Johnson, Marie Gray and Jane Ruttan.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 8, from St. Mary's Church.
Burial will follow at Oswego Town Rural Cemetery.
Calling hours will be held 4-7 p.m., Tuesday at the Nelson Funeral Home, 11 W. Albany St., Oswego.
Donation in Joan's name may be made to VNS Hospice and Shepherd Home in Penfield, NY.
