Born in Newburgh, NY, residing most of her life in Cranston, RI, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Catherine V. Harrington.
Rosemary leaves her children, Catherine Flaherty-Bonniol, Joseph Flaherty Jr., and Kevin Flaherty, as well as her grandchildren Katelyn, Christopher, Bridget, Allison, Joseph III, Georgiana, and Virginia. She also leaves her sisters Mary Lou Bostock, Kathryn Armstrong and Wendy Buss. She was sister of the late Thomas Harrington.
Burial will be private. A celebration of Rosemary's life will be planned in the Spring.