UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 17, 2005


                              ANGELICA CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Missouri                       1-5674                  43-0905260
(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)           Identification No.)

      424 South Woods Mill Road
       Chesterfield, Missouri                                    63017-3406
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                 (314) 854-3800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition

                  On March 17, 2005, Angelica Corporation (the "Registrant")
issued a press release announcing its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal
year ended January 29, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

                  The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the
exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, unless the Registrant specifically incorporates it
by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

                  (a)      Exhibits

                           99.1    Earnings Press Release, dated  March 17, 2005



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                                   SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  March 17, 2005

                                 ANGELICA CORPORATION



                                 By:  /s/ James W. Shaffer
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                                     James W. Shaffer
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Earnings Press Release, dated March 17, 2005