Obituary of Rose Marie Kiernan

KIERNAN, Rose Marie, age 78 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away on May 26^th, 2019.  She was born in Brooklyn, NY and was preceded in death by parents Elizabeth and Pasquale Frisone and her husband of 52 years, Jack Kiernan.  Rose is survived by her six children and spouses: Donna (Jim) Campbell, Kerry (Kim) Dubuque, Rose (Phil) Mosca, John Kiernan, Jr., Kathleen (Wilson) Matthews, and Diane Kiernan; eight grandchildren:  Patrick (Beth) Campbell, Kelly (Matt) Werksman, Paul Dubuque, Madison Matthews, Makenzie Matthews, Philip Mosca, Andrea Mosca, and Justin Matthews; great grandson:  Benjamin Campbell; and siblings:  Elizabeth Stevens and Paul and Rhonda Frisone. 

The Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, May 29^th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen Catholic Community Church with Fr. Emmanuel officiating.  Interment will be held at Middle TN Veterans’ Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation with the family will be held at Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet on Tuesday, May 28^th from 4:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. 

Rose will always be remembered by those who really knew her for the love of her large extended family, her joy in taking care of her flowers, her great sense of humor, playing Scrabble, Words With Friends, and Canasta, and of course her infamous lasagne!  She enjoyed her time with her special friends in the Del Webb community, and we’ll always be very appreciative and grateful for the support they provided to our family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (www.team.curethekids.org).

Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet, 2229 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122, 615-758-5459, obituary line 615-758-8818, www.sellarsfuneralservices.com.