Patrick Sweeney

Patrick Sweeney

Patrick Sweeney Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, 2022.
Patrick Sweeney, of Kinnelon, died suddenly Wednesday, October 19, 2022. He was 57. Patrick is lovingly survived by his wife of 30 years, Dina M. Sweeney; his children, Michael Patrick and Kayla Ann Sweeney; his brothers, Hugh Sweeney Jr. and his wife Patty, Sean Sweeney, and Kevin Sweeney and his wife Missy; his sister, Ellen Sherry and her husband Bo; his mother-in-law, Ann C. Morra; his sisters-in-law, Michele Schwartz and her husband Brian, and Nicole Engle and her husband Bob; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; as well as his beloved dog, Oakley. Visiting hours will be Monday from 4-8 pm at the M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains. A funeral Mass will be held 10 am Tuesday at Our Lady of Magnificat Church, Kinnelon. Cremation will be private. For a more complete obituary please visit www.scanlanfuneral.com In lieu of flowers, donations in Patrick's memory to Immaculate Conception High School, 33 Cottage Place, Montclair, NJ 07042 or to the Watsessing Athletic Club, 99 Garrabrant Ave., Bloomfield, NJ 07003 would be greatly appreciated by the Sweeney family. M. John Scanlan Funeral Home 781 Newark Pompton Turnpike Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 973-831-1300

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