Oct 31, 2018

Marilyn “Lynn” Cosgrove, also know as Sister Kenneth, Sister Lynn, Miss Cosgrove, Miss “C,” Ms. Lynn, “Lady Lynn” and on rare occasions by some of her male students “Kamikaze,” age 80, of Washington, went to her eternal rest Monday, October 29, 2018, in her home.

She was born May 2, 1938, in Charleroi, Lock 4, a daughter of the late Mary Louise Faulx of Lock 4 and Thomas L. Cosgrove of Rices Landing.

Lynn attended high school at Mount Assisi Academy in Pittsburgh and became a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1955. In 1966, she left the religious community to care for her injured brother, Thomas, and remained an associate member of the community until her death. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and an honorary member of the Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe of St. Mark Church in San Antonio, Texas.

A teacher for 50 years, she was devoted to the students she taught on both the elementary and secondary levels. Lynn enjoyed the beauty of nature and spending time with family and friends.

Surviving are a sister, Karen C. Williams of Washington; niece Korey (Matt) Deyell; nephew Thomas (TR) Williams IV; great-nieces and nephew Keira, Emma and Konnor; and her extended family at Mt. Assisi Convent.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward, Thomas and infant Michael, as well as a baby sister, Mary Lou.

Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 3, in Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Washington.

A memorial liturgy also will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 10, in Mt. Assisi Convent, 934 Forest Avenue, Pittsburgh.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The School Sisters of St. Francis, 934 Forest Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15202.

Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.