Rosemary Ann Townsend

Rosemary Ann Townsend, 77, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November, 22, 2008 while visiting her son in Parkesburg, PA. She was the wife of Joseph R. Townsend, Jr. with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Bridgeport, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Tidebach Ryan. Rosemary graduated in 1949 from the West Catholic Girls School in Philadelphia. She was a resident of Florida for the past 21 years and a member of St. Brendan Church in Ormond Beach, FL.

She is survived, in addition to her husband, by four children; Linda, wife of Ben Marshall of Ormond Beach, Fl., Joseph R. Townsend, III, husband of Joanne, of Alpharetta, GA., Marie, wife of Wayne Jessop of Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, and Mark Townsend and wife Shara of Parkesburg, PA, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren and one brother T.J. Ryan of Auburndale, FL. She was preceded in death by a daughter Lois Ann Townsend in 1979.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 11:00 am from Our Lady of Consolation Church, 603 W. Second Ave. Parkesburg, PA. Interment will be private.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com