SWEENEY, Joanne Marie (Splaine) of Dedham, left us suddenly on November 16, 2019. Daughter of James and Augusta Splaine. Loving wife for 54 years of Walter P. Sweeney, loving mother of Mary Sweeney and husband Jeff Lewitzky of Lexington, Julie Sweeney of Potters Bar, England, Walter Sweeney Jr. of North Andover, and Nancy Sweeney of West Hollywood, CA. Proud grandmother of Jennifer and Daniel Lewitzky, and Madelyn and Gavin Sweeney. Also survived by sisters Claire Barrett of Centerville, Carole Splaine of Dedham, Marilyn Kilgallon of Brookline, Maureen Hickey of Yarmouth, and brother James Splaine of Medway. Joanne was predeceased by her sister Rita McCluskey.
Joanne was born and raised in Jamaica Plain and moved to Dedham with her husband in 1966. After having four children, Joanne went back to school at the age of 37 and graduated with distinction from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She continued her education and earned her masters degree in computer science from Boston University. Her professional career was spent as a software engineer at the Mitre Corporation in Bedford, where she worked on various United States Air Force defense projects at Hanscom Air Force Base.
Visiting hours at the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon 456 High St. DEDHAM on Monday, November 18th from 4-8pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Tuesday, November 19th at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Mary’s of the Assumption, 420 High St. Dedham at 10am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment at Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mary’s of the Assumption, Dedham. For directions or to send an online condolence, please visit gfdoherty.com.