Colleen Passalacqua

COLLEEN A. PASSALACQUA (nee Kiernan) age 55; beloved wife for 25 years of Jerome; loving mother of Christopher and Karen; cherished daughter of Doreen (nee Plummer) and the late William J. Kiernan; treasured sister of Sharon Tripodo, Timothy, Sean (wife Allison), Brian (wife Beth), Dion (wife Beth) and the late William Kiernan; dearest daughter-in-law of Julius and Cecilia (nee Mendiola) Passalacqua; dear sister-in-law of Julie and Raymond Koren, Linda and Daniel Cusick; fond niece, aunt, cousin and friend of many.

Colleen was a volunteer for Cerebral Palsy and also at St Noel with Vacation Bible School. Colleen graduated from Regina High School in 1976. Colleen loved playing tennis at one time and was a huge Cleveland Browns fan and a big movie buff. She was a very outgoing, hardworking, friendly and determined woman who was poplar with everyone. She was a very positive person and always knew people wherever she went. Most recently she was a sales associate at Wal-Mart but also was the activities coordinator at the Cuyahoga County Nursing Home.

Contributions may be made in Colleen’s memory to United Cerebral Palsy 1825 K Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 www.ucp.org.  Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at St. Noel Catholic Church at 10 AM. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Colleen at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) TUESDAY 2-4 and 5-8 PM.