MRS. LEVI J. (Kathleen M. "Kay" Melloy) SWEENEY

SLATTERY, MELLOY, SWEENEY, GUDE, THOR, EHLINGER, SCHIESL

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 2/1/2003 at 14:02:21

Telegraph Herald - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2003

KATHLEEN M. "Kay" SWEENEY

Mrs. L. J. (Kathleen M.“Kay”) Sweeney, 80, of Ennoble Manor Care Center, formerly of 806 Clarke Drive, died at 1:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, at the care center.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nativity Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there will be a parish wake service at 4:30 p.m.

She was born on April 19, 1922, in Bernard, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Slattery) Melloy. She married Levi J. “L.J.” Sweeney on June 30, 1941 at St. Patrick’s Church, Garryowen, Iowa; he died on April 27, 1978.

She formerly was employed at St. Dominic Villa for 11 years and at Clarke College for 11 years. Kay was a member of Nativity Parish, and its rosary society.

She enjoyed sewing and making crafts, and working with her house plants. Kay delighted in finding “bargains” at garage sales or on the sales rack. She was a very loving woman and was “mom” to many people. She even warmed the hearts of the nurses and staff at Ennoble Manor during her short stay.

Surviving are two daughters, Mona S. (Steve) Gude, of Des Moines, and Myra S. (Vince) Thor, of Durango, Iowa; three sons, William P. (Caryn) Sweeney, of Silvis, Ill., Joseph P. (Connie) Sweeney, of Dubuque, and Patrick J. (Molly) Sweeney, of Des Moines; 11 grandchildren; a sister, Maxine Ehlinger, of Austin, Texas; and a half-sister, Mary Jo (James) Schiesl, of Dubuque.

She also was preceded in death by three sons, Charles Sweeney, on Sept. 9, 1951, Thomas Sweeney, on April 16, 1965, and Robert Sweeney, on Nov. 13, 1971; and a brother-in-law, Gerald Ehlinger.

Memorials may be given to Hospice of Dubuque, 2255 Kennedy Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52002, and the Sisters of the Mississippi Abbey, 8325 Abbey Hill, Dubuque, Iowa 52003-9576.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Leeson and Cheryl, Dr. Loukinen and Kim, the nurses and staff of Hospice of Dubuque and Ennoble Manor Care Center, as well as the staff at Dumed for their care and concern for Kay.