Roseanne Frances Branagan

Roseanne Frances Branagan, 88, passed away very peacefully on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The first of four children, Roseanne was born on September 26, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY, to Joseph J. Carney and Sarah (“Sally”) G. Carney. She graduated as a Registered Nurse (RN) in 1957 from Mary Immaculate Hospital Nursing School and married her high school sweetheart and lifelong love, Brian J. Branagan, the same year. After the birth of their first child, Brian was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His first assignment was in Nuremberg, Germany, where Roseanne’s love of history and travel was deepened. She was a courageous and dedicated Army wife and mother of six who supported Brian throughout his career, which included two tours in Vietnam. Their favorite tour was Berlin, Germany, where they enjoyed entertaining a lively group of lifelong friends from across the globe. While raising the children was her primary focus, Roseanne also worked as an RN, a blood drive manager, and a vision therapist. When she and Brian moved to Niceville, FL, in 1994, they joined the choir at Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Church. Roseanne became very active in the life of the parish, attending daily mass and serving in the Council of Catholic Women alongside many good friends. Roseanne was preceded in death by her husband, COL Brian J. Branagan (USA Ret.), after 63 years of marriage; brothers MAJ James Carney (USMC Ret.), Joseph Carney, and The Honorable William Carney (former U.S. Representative – NY); and sisters-in-law Kathleen Kelly Carney and Maureen Carney Moore. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Barbara Carney, and brother-in-law, Wayne (MaryLou) Moore; children, Brian Jr. (Kim) Branagan, Kim Branagan, Lynn (David) Forman, Erin (Garry) Boyd, Patricia (Gregory) Branagan Lambert, Kevin (Johanna) Branagan; grandchildren Connor (Molly) Forman, Austin (Corinne) Forman, Taylor (Connor) Cashman, Kelly (Ronald) Reinhardt, Jack Branagan, Brian J. (“Tripp”) Branagan, III, and Andrew Branagan; great-grandchildren Elle and James Forman, Riley and Reagan Forman, and Isabella and Luca Reinhardt. Roseanne loved her extended family, which includes Scott Boyd, Nicholas Lambert, Alexandra (Ivan) Domenech and their children, Jayda, Zavier, and Gabriel, as well as her cousins, nieces, nephews, and their families. Roseanne had a deep, abiding faith and a welcoming heart for everyone she met. She was intellectually curious and had an uncanny ability to recall even the most obscure historical facts. Her love of flowers, gardening, birdwatching, and reading never left her, nor did her sense of humor, her kindness, and her humility. For those who may desire to make a gift in her memory, Roseanne’s family suggests donating to the Gabriel Project (helpforpregnantwomen.org), an organization that supports mothers in difficulty, or the Wounded Warrior Project (woundedwarrior.org).

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Roseanne Frances Branagan

September 26, 1936 - May 27, 2025