Joan K. Hogan
Joan passed away surrounded by her loving children on October 25, 2014 following a brief illness in Kissimmee, FL. She was 76. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 13, 1938, she was raised in Lynbrook, LI. She was a graduate of Queen of the Rosary Academy, Amityville, NY and Notre Dame College, Staten Island. A passionate life long educator she taught in the Northeast & Midwest before settling in West Palm Beach, FL in 1978. She taught for many years at St. Juliana’s & Sacred Heart Catholic Schools. As a second grade teacher she brought young souls closer to The Church’s teachings by guiding them through the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion. She eventually relocated to Kissimmee, FL and was an active substitute teacher as well as cast member at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. She retired in August 2014.
Her family includes two children: Daniel V. Hogan of Marietta, GA and Patti Hogan of Melbourne, FL. A sister and brother-in-law; Sally Ann & John Fitzgerald, a niece Tara Fitzgerald, two nephews and their wives, Sean & Laura Fitzgerald, Dan & Rachael Fitzgerald and her great niece’s & nephew’s Keane, Anna, Collin, Atty, Jack, Finn, Zaylee & Zane Fitzgerald of St Paul, Minnesota and New Richmond, WI. She was predeceased by her parents John & Beatrice (Duffy) Hogan of counties Galway & Roscommon, Ireland and a sister & brother-in-law Marilyn & Walter Thoreson of Malden, Massachusetts.
A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church in Kissimmee, FL. Internment at Mary, Queen of Peace Cemetery in Royal Palm Beach, FL will take place at a later date next winter.
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Joan Hogan
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