Sweeney, Rev. Eugene R., S.M., born in East St. Louis, IL, professed first vows Aug. 15, 1952, perpetual vows on July 13, 1957, ordination June 10, 1978, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in San Antonio, TX.
Dear Brother of Joan Goetz of Union, MO, Eleanor Hayden of Villa Ridge, MO, and the late John Thomas, and Joseph Robert Sweeney; dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many.
Services: Visitation at Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church, 401 S. Lindbergh Blvd. on Monday, Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am. Interment at Maryhurst Cemetery followed by lunch at Our Lady of the Pillar.
Memorials may be made to the Marianist Province of the U.S., 4425 W. Pine Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108.
