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Marian M. Hogan, retired elementary school teacher, dies
Marian M. Hogan, a retired elementary school teacher and Scrabble player, died of sepsis May 23 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. She was 97 and had lived at Jacaranda Trace in Venice, Florida, after moving from North Homeland.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Wildwood Parkway and in Charles Village, she was the daughter of Marian L. Mulvey and M. Bernard Mulvey, who was born in County Waterford, Ireland. Her father was a salesman in the cement industry.
'My mother was very proud of her Irish heritage and loved that her daughter also became an Irish citizen,' said her daughter, Marian Nash.
She attended St. Bernardine School, graduated from Seton High School in 1945, and played violin in the school orchestra. She earned a degree from Notre Dame of Maryland University and taught at Curtis Bay Elementary School.
She met her future husband, Dr. John F. Hogan Jr., through his father, who was also a physician and director of communicable diseases for Baltimore City during the 1918 pandemic, and an aunt, Agnes Mulvey. The couple married at SS. Philip and James Church and honeymooned in Bermuda. Harry Belafonte heard of the newlyweds and sang at their table.
She and her husband spent two years in Saseo, Japan, while her husband was in military service.
'My mother learned much about Asian culture, including how to make kimono-clad Japanese dolls,' her daughter, Marian, said.
She and her husband settled on Meadowood Road. She was a voracious reader and patronized the Govans and Roland Park Enoch Pratt Free libraries.
She played Scrabble with friends and sought other skilled players as competitors. She kept dictionaries and thesauruses at her bedside.
'She was a wordsmith,' said her son-in-law, Brian J. Nash. 'She could bend the rules of language in a way that would later become acceptable.'
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'My mother was a quick thinker who could deliver a witty remark or kind exchange with equal aplomb,' her daughter said. 'She took pride in writing notes to those who were kind to her. She liked good stationery. When I traveled, I always brought her back a box of the best letter papers I could find.'
'Her candied sweet potatoes were legendary,' said her daughter. 'She made a standing rib roast that was special. She set a beautiful table.'
She enjoyed swimming at the Meadowbrook pool in Mount Washington and at Gibson Island, where she was a member of the island club.
Survivors include her daughter, Marian Nash, of Venice; two sons, R. Kevin Hogan, of Philadelphia, and John F. Hogan III, of Baltimore; a sister, Bernadette Johnston, of Venice; and seven grandchildren. Her husband died in 1974.
A life celebration will be held Aug. 7 at the Gibson Island Club.
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