Name: Muriel Rose Fanning Date: May 22nd, 1923 - December 28th, 2009 Obituary: Brunswick, ME—Muriel Rose Fanning, 86, of 85 Hennessey Avenue, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 at her home. She was born in Newark, NJ, May 22, 1923, the daughter of Augustus and Mary Kelly Erickson. She graduated from Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange, NJ and worked for many years at Monroe Calculating Co. She married Gerald John Fanning April 15, 1950 in Orange. She was active in her church communities in the Archdiocese of Newark at Our Lady Help of Christians and Our Lady of the Valley and, since moving to Maine in 1999 , at St. Charles Borromeo, Brunswick. Her family was her greatest love; her kindness and generosity to both family and friends will be her enduring legacy. She is survived by her husband Gerald of Brunswick and 5 sons, Gerald A. Fanning of Belmar, NJ, Patrick Fanning of Livingston, NJ, Victor Fromm and his wife, Lilly of W. Hartford, CT, William Fromm and his wife, Beth of Campbell, CA and Austin Fanning of Cedar Grove, NJ; 5 daughters, Maureen Fanning of Millburn, NJ, Sheila Venard and her husband, Bob of Harpswell, ME, Karen O’Hare and her husband, Peter of Winchester, VA, Muriel Anne Fanning of Randolph, NJ and Eileen Fanning of West Orange, NJ; a sister, Natalie and her husband, Thomas F. Sautter, II of Carlisle, PA and their loving children, Carole Hely, Kathleen Thomas, Mary Beth Herbert, Thomas Sautter, III and Patrice Sautter; 9 grandchildren, Kristin Miyagashima, Lauren O’Hare, Jacqueline O’Hare Stevens, Kaitlin Fromm, Ryan Fanning, Matthew Fanning, Sean Fanning, Emma Venard and Erin Venard. She was predeceased by a daughter, Joanne Fanning and two brothers, John and Austin Erickson and a nephew Daniel Sautter. Following the services, interment will be 11 a.m., Wed, January 6th at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 225 Ridgedale Avenue, E. Hanover, NJ. Memorials: To the charity of your choice Visitations: 5:00PM to 7:00PM on Friday, January 1st, 2010 at Brackett Funeral home (map/driving directions) Services: 11:00AM at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 (map/driving directions)