Rosemary T. O'Neill

Rosemary T. O’Neill of Quincy passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2025. She was 79.

She was born in Boston to Nora (McDonough) and George Youngclaus and raised in Dorchester. She graduated from Cardinal Cushing High School and went on to earn her associate’s in nursing. She was a proud nurse of 53 years, 35 of which were at St. Margaret’s Hospital and 18 as a nursing manager at Eventide Nursing Home.

Rosemary’s life centered around her family, especially her beloved children and grandchildren. When she was home, she could often be found knitting or baking. She enjoyed trying her luck at the casino or by playing Keno. Rosemary’s positive energy and friendly disposition lit up a room. She made friends just about everywhere she went and was loved by everyone she knew. She will be dearly missed.

Beloved wife of 28 years to the late Richard O’Neill. Devoted mother to Anne Marie Fallon and her husband Doug of Holbrook, Michelle Torchetti and her husband Jack of Abington and Karen Ball of Quincy. Adoring grandmother or “Rah Rah” to Sean and Alyssa Fallon, Joseph Verrochi, Jared, Travis (wife Caitie), and Jailyn Torchetti, and Jessica and Jacob Ball. Great grandmother to Thomas Torchetti. Loving sister to the late Anne Marie Claflin, Edward Youngclaus, and Denise Hattenburg. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and her dear friends, Sean Conroy of Braintree, Nancy Ball of Quincy and Pauline Lane of Weymouth.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, from 4-8 PM in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., QUINCY. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 9:15 AM on Thursday, July 31, 2025, prior to the Funeral Mass in St. John’s Church, Quincy at 10 AM. Cremation will follow.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the AccentCare facility in Milton for their exceptional care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rosemary’s name may be made to AccentCare, 310 Busse Highway, #311, Park Ridge, IL, 60068.