Patricia Long Hennessey Dohrman

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Obituary- Dohrman, Patricia 1

Patricia Dohrman
Patricia Dohrman, 93, passed away peacefully May 6, 2013 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Pat will be welcomed home by husband, Lee and parents, Walter and Cora Sharrai.
Pat lived her entire life in Kansas. Born Dec. 6, 1919, in Atchison, to Roy and Cora Long, spending her younger school years in Wetmore, Mayetta, later to attend Potwin and Topeka High School. She married John Hennessey, one son was born. Later, they divorced. She met Lee Dohrman while employed at Hallmark Cards. They married April 30, 1949 at Assumption Catholic Church. They began their life together in St. Marys, building a home where she lived until entering St. Marys Manor. They owned and operated farms in Pottawatomie and Jackson counties. They had two children, and celebrated 56 years together.
She loved being a homemaker and being outside with her flowers and garden. Later years, she enjoyed vacationing with family in Minnesota and trips to Las Vegas and Hawaii.
She converted to Catholicism and was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church. She will be remembered for saying the nightly Rosary with Lee, collecting rocks, fossils, antiques and her love of dancing and listening to big band music. She was a wonderful mother and friend to many.
Surviving family, sons, Jack Hennessey (Brianne) Pleasant Hill, MO, Richard Dohrman (Linda) Delia, KS daughter, Janice (Jan) Dohrman, Topeka, KS; sisters, Phyllis Hirst (Darold) Overland Park, KS, Beverly Flanders (Ray) and Shirley Flanders (Richard) both of Topeka; 6 grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM, Saturday May 11, 2013 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. She will lie in state at the church after 4:00 PM, Friday, May 10, where the family will receive friends at 6 PM and a rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Patricia Dohrman Memorial to be designated by the family at later date. Online condolences www.piperfuneralhome.com

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