SALISBURY - Rose Anna "Rosie" Abel, 91, died Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Salisbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her family. Born in Morton, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Robert Alexander McCoy and Rose Anna McCoy.
She worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad during World War II. She was an active member of St. Francis de Sales Church Guild. She served as a librarian for the Wicomico County Public Library.
She is survived by a daughter, Sherri-Lynn Shakley; a son, Robert Frank Abel; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Frank Mathew Abel; and two brothers, Robert Alexander McCoy II and George William McCoy.
A funeral service was held Friday, May 19, 2017, at Holloway Funeral Home.
Interment was in Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron.