Anna L. Gannon

Anna L. Gannon, 89, of Edison, formerly of Montclair, died peacefully on Dec. 18, 2010, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. at St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen, followed by interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell. Visitation is on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, 200 Cooper Ave., Iselin, (costello-runyon.com) Anna was born in Scranton, Pa. She retired from Westinghouse Corporation, Bloomfield, after many years of service. Anna was a member of the Edison Senior Citizens. She was an avid bowler and enjoyed her trips to Atlantic City. She also enjoyed sitting at the kitchen table watching the birds at the feeders especially her cardinals. Anna was a parishioner of St. Francis Cathedral A devout Roman Catholic, she was a Eucharistic minister and supported many religious causes throughout her life. Anna's life was centered on her love of her family and her many friends. She was always there to help all to look on the bright side and enjoy all that life has to offer. She will be missed but warmly remembered by everyone she touched. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Charles "Chap" Gannon; son, Paul Gannon; brother, Frederick Sohns; sister, Ruth McCullen, and daughter-in-law, Dee Gannon. She is survived by her children, Richard and his wife, Ann, of Edison, with whom she lived for the past five years; Michael and his wife, Patricia, of Lanoka Harbor; daughter, Judith Krehel and her husband, John, of Centerburg, Ohio; brother, Ronald Sohns of Blairstown; brother-in-law, Herbert McCullen of Baltimore, Md.; nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.