Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever (1932 - 2016)

Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever, mother to 2 children, was born on April 9, 1932 at Staten Island, ny, Staten Island, NY, New York. She was born into the Greene family and married into the O'Gara family. She was baptized at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Staten Island, NY, New York. Rosemary married William F O'Gara on February 20, 1960 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Staten Island, NY, New York and they later divorced in 1973. They gave birth to Patricia Marie (O'Gara) Kessler and Maureen Marie (O'Gara) Merz. She died on January 25, 2016 in Holiday, Florida at 83 years old. She was buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, Staten Island, NY, NY.

Rosemary is also known as: Rosemary Clever. Her family heritage is believed to be: Irish. Her nationality is: United States. Her religion is listed as being: Roman Catholic.

Rosemary's education includes: St. Peter's Grammer School, Curtis High School. Her occupation and profession is listed as: Nursing.
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Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever Biography & Family History

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Birth

at Staten Island, ny,
Staten Island, NY, Richmond County, New York United States

Baptized

at St. Peter's Catholic Church,
St. Mark's Place, Staten Island, NY, Richmond County, New York United States

Death


Holiday, Pasco County, Florida United States

Cause of death

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Burial / Funeral

at St. Peter's Cemetery,
Clove Road, Staten Island, NY, Richmond County, NY United States

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Last Known Residence

Holiday, Pasco County, Florida United States

Average Age

Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever lived 13 years longer than the average Greene family member when she died at the age of 83.

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Family

Husband: William F O'Gara
Children with William: Patricia Marie (O'Gara) Kessler and Maureen Marie (O'Gara) Merz

Education

St. Peter's Grammer School
Curtis High School

Professions

Nursing

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Maiden name

Greene

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Ethnicity

Irish

Nationality

United States

Religion

Roman Catholic

Gender

Female

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1932 - In the year that Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever was born, on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.

1945 - When she was only 13 years old, on April 12th, President Roosevelt died of natural causes and Harry S. Truman, his Vice-President, became the 33rd President of the United States.

1960 - When she was 28 years old, on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.

1963 - Rosemary was 31 years old when on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C.

1986 - Rosemary was 54 years old when on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

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February 20, 1960 - 1973 (divorce)
St. Peter's Catholic Church
St. Mark's Place
Staten Island, NY, Richmond County, NY, 10301
United States
Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever
William F O'Gara
Patricia Marie (O'Gara) Kessler
Maureen Marie (O'Gara) Merz
Rosemary (Greene) O'Gara Clever & William F O'Gara
February 20, 1960 - 1973 (divorce)
St. Peter's Catholic Church
St. Mark's Place
Staten Island, NY, Richmond County, NY, 10301
United States
Children:
Patricia Marie (O'Gara) Kessler Maureen Marie (O'Gara) Merz

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former Staten Island resident Rosemary O'Gara Clever, 83, of Holiday, Fla., family matriarch, died Jan. 25 at home.

Born Rosemary Greene in St. George, she graduated from Curtis High School.

She lived in Westerleigh for 15 years, and briefly in Randall Manor, before moving to Safety Harbor, Fla., in 1999. She relocated to Holiday, Fla., in 2015.

Also a homemaker, Mrs. O'Gara Clever worked at Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners, for 17 years. She retired in 1996.

She enjoyed taking road trips with her husband and spending time with family.

She was a parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel R.C. Church, Safety Harbor, Fla.

She is survived by her husband of 16 years, William J. Clever; her daughters, Patricia Kessler and Maureen Merz; her brothers, Denis and John Greene; her sisters, Catherine Godwin and Nellie Galasso; two grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.


A memorial service is planned for April 9 in St. Peter's R.C. Church, New Brighton. Arrangements, including cremation, were handled by Coastal Cremations, New Port Richey, Fla.

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