Virginia M. (Hannon) Ruane

  Of Malden, April 17. Beloved wife of the late Frank X. Ruane. Mother of Gerard P. Ruane of Malden, Janice Raymond and her husband Rick of Malden, Frank X. Ruane and his wife Lucy of Reading and the late Denise Ruane. Grandmother of Brynn, Emily, Nicholas, Ben, Alison, Svetlana, Juliann and Katie. Great grandmother of Billy, Maya, Callan, Brayden, Adelyn, Beau, Braidan and Bryce. Sister of Paul Hannon of Franklin and the late Thomas Hannon and Barbara Noonan. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Virginia has been a lifelong resident of Malden. She is a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1944 and went on to earn a Certificate from the Boston University School of Business. She worked as a secretary at the Flowtron Company in Malden for many years. Upon her retirement from Flowtron, she began working at Bank of America. Virginia has lived a life of service to her community. She was a member of Zonta, Malden Junior Aid, Malden Senior Aid and Catholic Daughters. She was a corporator and a longtime volunteer at the Malden Hospital and a board member for Mystic Valley Elder Services for several years. Her faith was a very important part of her life. She has been a lifelong parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish in Malden where she served as a former member of the parish council, as a parish lector and as a member of Tobet’s Tribe. In lieu of flowers, donations in Virginia’s memory may be made to Mystic Valley Elder Services, 300 Commercial St., #19, Malden, MA 02148.