Thomas Hogan

HOGAN, Thomas P., died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in Brandermill Wood Health Care Center, Midlothian, Va. His wife is the former Maurita Vanston Hogan. The couple had been married for 51 years. Born September 16, 1931 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Joseph and Cora Depew Hogan; a graduate of the University of Scranton and an Army veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. Prior to retirement, Tom was an insurance administrator and executive for several companies for over 35 years. His last position was a director at MetLife in East Hanover, N.J. and New York, N.Y. He was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, grandfather and uncle who will be truly missed. They were truly blessed with five sons and one daughter, James Hogan and Abby, Paul Hogan and Amy, Eileen Tatum and Robert, Michael Hogan and Sasha, William Hogan and Ann Siemering, John Hogan and Ken Cushine; one brother, James; and sister-in-law, Catherine of Richardson, Texas; 14 grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Mary Hogan, Ruth Holleran, Laura Vanston; 18 nieces and nephews; many cousins, including Mary Ann and Gene Scanlon of Midlothian, Va.; and other family and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and William Hogan; one brother-in-law, Dr. Gerald Vanston; and a cousin, Paul Dillion. The funeral will be Saturday, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Ann's Basilica, Scranton. Interment Cathedral Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday at the church from 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 NW 9th Ave., Miami, Fla. 33136. Arrangements by the Thomas J. Hughes Funeral Home, Inc., 1240 St. Ann Street, Scranton, Pa. 18504, 570-346-3498.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.