Dorothy Jones Hogan SweeneyDorothy Jones Hogan Sweeney, 94, of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.
Dorothy was born March 25, 1927, in Detroit, Mich., to Charles and Mary Elizabeth Kane Jones. In 1948, she married Donald Hogan, who died March 16, 1986. On April 25, 1987, she married Louis Sweeney, who died June 5, 2011.
She is survived by daughter, Sheila (Jim) Scovic, of Lake Orion, Mich., and son, Jerry (Sally) Hogan, Warsaw; four stepdaughters: Joann Zeisner, Lois Sweeney, Judy Sokoloff and Kathy Kramer; and stepson, Mark Sweeney, as well as nine grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. Surviving also are sisters: Janet O’Connor, Sally Keough and Carolyn Leontos.
She was preceded in death by son, Chuck Hogan and his wife Joellen (Dickey); daughter, Margie Davis; granddaughter, Sarah Hogan; great-granddaughter, Shelby Webb; and sisters: Mary Hyland, Eleanor Hinkson, Frances Distelrath, Kathleen Rudberg and Ruth Chisolm; brothers-in-law: Bernard Hyland, Bill Hinkson, Bud Rudberg, Chuck Distelrath, Bill Chisolm, Arthur Leontos, Bob Keough, John Klein, Terry Hogan and Lee O’Connor; and sisters-in-law: Maureen Hogan Klein and Darla Horgan Hogan.
Dorothy earned a Bachelor of Music from Marygrove College and a Master of Music from Ball State University. She taught music in Warsaw Community Schools for 21 years and was a real estate broker for 10 years. She was a pipe organist and pianist in churches for nearly 80 years.
Dorothy was the Greater Warsaw Chamber of Commerce “Woman of the Year” in 1994, Knights of Columbus “Catholic Woman of the Year” in 1995 and Marygrove College Distinguished Alumna in 2014. She was listed in Who’s Who of American Musicians.
She was past president of the Greater Warsaw Chamber of Commerce, Tri Kappa Associate Chapter, Warsaw Reading Club, American Association of University Women (Warsaw Chapter), secretary of the Rosary Altar Society of Sacred Heart Church and a founding director of Warsaw Biblical Gardens.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. with a vigil and Rosary at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16 with Father Jonathon Norton officiating. Interment will be private.
Masks are optional, and social distancing is encouraged. No food is permitted at this time.
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Memorial donations may be made to Dorothy Hogan Sweeney Sacred Heart Church Pipe Organ Maintenance Fund at Kosciusko Community Foundation, 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
