Obituary of Mara Catherine Flanagan

Flanagan Mara Catherine Of Churchill, on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, age 23. Beloved daughter of Bill Flanagan and Ann Devlin Flanagan; sister of Will Flanagan; granddaughter of William W., Jr., the late Jean Flanagan, and the late Ellen and Joseph Devlin; Goddaughter of Ann Raughter, her third grandmother all her life. Mara was a News Writer for Romper.com and a social media strategist. She was a graduate of St. Bede School, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 and Chatham University, where she was a senior chapter advisor for Her Campus and founder of Her Campus/Chatham. A gifted writer, Mara loved glitter, unicorns and the arts, her hometown of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania sunsets. She was ever grateful for every blessing in her life, even the small kindnesses from so many during her months of treatment. Friends received at McCabe Bros., Inc. Funeral Home, 6214 Walnut Street, Shadyside on Sunday, 2-5 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Bede Church on Monday at 10 am. Those wishing to attend, please meet at the church. Interment to follow in Homewood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.