Catherine M. Sweet (Kenney), 85, passed peacefully on November 6, 2025 at her home in Hopkinton. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Paul M. Kenney, Sr. and Mary Virginia Kenney (Murtaugh). She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, John K. Sweet, Jr. in 2021.
Cathy was a 1958 graduate of Hopkinton High School, a member of the last graduating class of the “old high school” at 85 Main Street. She went on to earn her degree as a Dental Hygienist at the Forsythe Dental School at Northeastern University, and following a career in Framingham she married Jack in 1966. She went on to raise two daughters in the family home she grew up in and worked for the family business, Kenney’s Service Station, as the bookkeeper until retiring in 2005 when the business was sold.
In the 1970’s and early 1980’s summers were spent by the pool with family and dear friends. Random cookouts and pizza parties were the norm, and the annual July 4th Horribles’ Parade celebration was always an event she looked forward to hosting.
During the 1990’s and early 2000’s there were many jokes and stories shared with friends at the weekly tole painting classes she attended, and those of us who were gifted pictures and crafts she made over the years for various holidays still proudly display them. She always smiled when noticing her work hung on a doorway or wall.
Cathy is survived by her two daughters, Jennifer Newman (Eric) and Elizabeth Callahan (Robert, Jr.), four grandchildren – Frederick Newman, Noah Newman, Jackson Callahan, and Lillian Callahan, seven nieces and nephews, and many cousins and dear friends. In addition to her husband, she is predeceased by her two brothers, Paul M. Kenney, Jr. and Robert J. Kenney, and a niece, Karen Kenney.
Calling hours will be held Tuesday, November 11 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 12 at 10:30 at St. John the Evangelist Parish. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery. Family and friends are all welcome.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Framingham Heart Study.
