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Clarence "Kenny" Joseph Dwyer

28 January, 1927 – 18 May, 2020
IN THE CARE OF

Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home

Clarence “Kenny” Joseph Dwyer, age 93 of New Orleans, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Monday, May 18, 2020. Clarence was born in New Orleans on January 28, 1927. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Marion Eleanor Sprich Dwyer, and his five children, Eileen Augusta Dwyer Morris (John), Clarence Joseph Dwyer, Jr. (Nancy), Kathleen Elaine Dwyer, Susan Kay Dwyer, and Michael Thomas Dwyer (Denise), as well as 8 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Mary Louise Dwyer Roberts and Alice Dwyer Johnson and brother Robert Francis Dwyer. He is preceded in death by his parents Albert Stevenson Dwyer and Maude Eloise Saucier Dwyer, brothers Albert Stevenson Dwyer, Jr. and Harold Edward Dwyer and sisters Leona Dwyer King, Geraldine Rita Dwyer Hays, and Shirley Dwyer Palmisano. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather as well as a faithful Christian. He enjoyed life, reminiscing about his childhood, and telling jokes. A private service was held on Sunday, May 24, 2020 with burial on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Donations may be made in his memory to Magnolia Community Services, 100 Central Ave., Jefferson, LA 70121 or Children’s Hospital New Orleans, 200 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118.

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