Maureen “Mickey” (McCrystal) Hogan

WARE - Maureen “Mickey” Hogan, 70, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born in Springfield on December 29, 1946 to the late William and Katherine (O’Connor) McCrystal.  Her childhood summers were spent working at her family’s summer business, Crystal Park, in Bondsville.  Mickey graduated from Ware High School in 1964 and then as an LPN from Shepard-Gill Nursing School in Boston before receiving her associates degree as a Registered Nurse from S.T.C.C.    Prior to nursing she worked at Oxford Mills.  Mickey was a nurse for nearly 40 years at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer, working in many roles including direct patient care and supervisor on the night shift.

Over the years she enjoyed bowling, softball, bingo, and traveling.  She was a fan of the New England Patriots.  However, her greatest love was supporting and cheering on her daughter and then grandsons in the various sports they participated in.  Whether the games were in Ware, New Hampshire or Florida, she was there!  Over the past few years she also improved her golf cart driving skills as she maneuvered her way around Dunroamin Country Club serving as “caddy” to her grandsons.

Mickey will be deeply missed by her daughter Kathleen, and favorite son-in-law Gary Soltys;  her beloved grandsons, John and Andrew Soltys, whom she just adored; her brother William “Bill” McCrystal and his wife Polli of Ware and her sister Kathleen “Pat” Peritz and her husband Bob of Palmer; her sister-in-laws Delores “Dee” Shea of Ware and Cathy Welsh of Three Rivers; her companion Leonard Jarry of Chicopee and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.  In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Michael Hogan in 1972, David Johnson, her brother John “Jack” McCrystal, her mother-in-law Agnes Hogan, and her nephews William, Timothy, and James McCrystal.

There will be a Liturgy of Christian Burial in All Saints Church in Ware on Monday, January 23, 2017 at 10:00 AM.  Calling hours will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2017 from 1 to 4 PM at Charbonneau Funeral Home, 30 Pleasant St. in Ware. Burial will be in New St. Williams Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ware High School Athletic Booster Club, P.O. Box 1441, Ware, MA 01082, with the goal of purchasing an AED for the sports programs. 

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