Obituary of Dr. Charles E. Mangan

Dr. Charles Edmund Mangan
Physician And Surgeon
November 6, 1936 – December 25, 2024

Dr. Charles E. Mangan passed away peacefully at his home in Cherry Hill, NJ on December 25, 2024. He
was 88 years old.

He was born in Providence, Rhode Island where he graduated from Classical High School and Brown
University. He attended Law School at Boston College and continued his education in pre-med at John
Carroll University in Ohio. After Medical School at Seton Hall, he did his residency in obstetrics and
gynecology, and fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
(HUP). Dr. Mangan joined the faculty at HUP, where he conducted groundbreaking research into
gynecologic oncology, publishing dozens of peer-reviewed articles in academic medical journals and
becoming and Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. As a physician and
surgeon, Dr. Mangan was regularly named one of Philadelphia Magazine’s “Top Docs” and trained
generations of physicians that followed him. After 20 years at HUP, Dr. Mangan moved his practice to
Pennsylvania Hospital where he was the Chief of Gynecologic Oncology until his retirement.

Along the way, Charlie invested in real estate, served in the US Army with Honorable Discharge, and
traveled extensively. As a young man, he spent many summers in Newport, Rhode Island frequenting
the social scene of historic Newport. Later in life, his summer home in Newport provided many
memorable times with family and friends.

He is predeceased by his parents, Charles E. Mangan, Sr. and Veronica Mangan (nee McNulty) and his
son Christopher.

He is survived, and will be greatly missed, by his wife Selena, his children Charles III, Patrick, and
Jennifer, his grandchildren Charles Patrick (Pat), Brigid (Ploy), Christoher (Kirk), Aileen (Kat), Charles IV,
Merrick, Ailish, Declan, Fletcher, Emilio, and Madeline and his great-grandchildren Ivy, Raylan, Brinley
and Sofia.

Relatives & friends are invited to the Visitation & Funeral on Monday 12/30/24 from 12 to 1 PM at Falco Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, 6600 Browning Road in Pennsauken. A Funeral service will be celebrated at 1PM.

Interment Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill. 

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105  or a Veteran's organization in Charles' name that you wish to choose.