FLANAGAN, Anita M., 79, of Bourne, MA passed away peacefully at the Bourne Manor Nursing Home in Bourne. She was the daughter of Henry August, and Mary Margaret (Hodge) Thormahlen, and sister of the late Henry Jr. of Florida.
Anita was born on September 25, 1940 in South Charleston, WV. She grew up in Dorchester, where she attended Girl's Latin School, then Northeastern University. After raising her family, she went on to Harvard School of Public Health, and enjoyed a rewarding career in public relations for a variety of companies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She enjoyed traveling, cooking, reading, and later in retirement, writing novels.
She is survived by her son Michael Flanagan and wife Maureen of Plymouth, MA, daughter Shea Flanagan of Wesley, AR, and three grandchildren - Jeffrey, Michaela, and Erin.
Services are private.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at www.dana-farber-org
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