Ann Maureen Reilly, 72, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019.
Ann was born November 29, 1946 to Joseph Francis Reilly and Catherine Margaret Gernan.
Ann graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Wilkes-Barre, Class of 1964, and attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Wilke-Barre, on a full scholarship, graduating in 1967. She also attended Wilkes College.
She worked as a registered nurse and a licensed psychiatric nurse for several hospitals in the Philadelphia area and at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She has been retired for the last six years.
Ann was a member of St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre; Pennsylvanians for Human Life, volunteering for the Wilkes-Barre Chapter; and Ladies of Charity. She is remembered as a woman who placed her faith and family first and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her infant sister, Mary; brothers Joseph and James; and nephew, Michael Reilly.
Surviving are sister, Kathleen, of Wilkes-Barre; nephews, Patrick Reilly and wife, Rachel, Shavertown; Ryan Reilly and wife, Krista, Nanticoke; Sean, Shippensburg; niece, Tara Adams and husband, Andrew, Scranton; and numerous great nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 5, 2019, at 10 a.m. in the Church if Saint Nicholas on South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre. A Rite of Committal will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Memories and condolences may be shared with Ann’s family at
www.celebrateherlife.com