Darlene Ruth (Glosser) Sullivan

Darlene Ruth (Glosser) Sullivan, 85, of Halifax, MA, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 20, 2025, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and family friends. She was the wife of the late John “Jack” Patrick Sullivan III, who she was married to for 46 years. She was the daughter of the late Francis O. Glosser and Shirley L. Morrison. She was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Darlene began her work life at AT&T, before earning her nursing degree from Massasoit Community College. She went on to work at Brockton Hospital for over 30 years as an emergency room nurse and retired in 2005. She had resided in Halifax since 1994.

Darlene was a devout Catholic who regularly attended Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Rockland, where she served as a eucharistic minister. For over a decade, Darlene traveled to Honduras with a volunteer group fromher parish to participate in mission trips with the Olancho Aid Foundation. She also volunteered with the Holy Family Breakfast Club at Pine Street Inn and the Town of Halifax Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for many years.

Darlene and her late husband Jack were fond of traveling to Pennsylvania with their children and grandchildren each summer to visit extended family, making lots of unforgettable family memories along the way. Darlene was an avid gardener and birdwatcher. She was also a talented seamstress who made many beautiful pieces for her loved ones over the years, including for her granddaughters’ American Girl dolls. She baked the most delicious chocolate chip and Christmas cookies, and her Pennsylvanian Dutch holiday recipes will remain family staples for years to come. Darlene’s greatest delight in life was spending time with her family and she never missed an opportunity to be at family events and gatherings, no matter how big or small.

Darlene is survived by her longtime companion, James Ferretti, as well as her children, Patrick Sullivan and hiswife Maureen of Brockton, Maureen E. Barclay and her husband Bob of Rockland; her grandchildren, JulieSullivan Thakur and her husband Osho of Boston, Meghan Turner and her husband Ken of Carver, Caitlin Bonitatibus and her husband Justin of Kingston, and Ryan Barclay of Rockland; and her great grandson, Jack Turner. She was the sister of Shirley Bailey and the late Phyllis Shultz and Carl Glosser. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held at Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home (135 Union St., Rockland, MA) on Tuesday, March 25th from 4:00-7:00pm. Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Parish (403 Union St., Rockland, MA) on Wednesday, March 26th at 9:00am. Interment at Holy Family Cemetery to follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Darlene’s memory may be made to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Boston, 18 Canton Street, Stoughton, MA 02072 (www.svdpboston.org/donate/) or the Olancho Aid Foundation, P.O. Box 204, Accord, MA 02018 (www.olanchoaid.org/participate/give/).