Background
Ragonese, Rosemary Josephine was born on March 11, 1943 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Ferdinand Anthony and Florence (Simeoni) Grant.
Ragonese, Rosemary Josephine was born on March 11, 1943 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Ferdinand Anthony and Florence (Simeoni) Grant.
Diploma, Mary Immaculate Hospital School Nursing. Student in Liberal Arts, Duchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1976. Bachelor of science in nursing magna cum laude, Mount St. Mary College, 1979.
Staff nurse, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Jamaica, New York, 1963-1964; staff nurse, Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1964-1965; private duty nurse, Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie, 1965-1979; lecturer, Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, New York, 1979-1982; senior staff nurse, St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, since 1982.
Member American Nurses Association, New York State Nurses Association (Nurse Practice award 1987), Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Ronald Richard Ragonese, September 12, 1964. Children: Christopher, Darlene.