Dorothea A. Severson of Needham, formerly of Wellesley, died November 10, 2005 at the Newton Wellesley Alzheimer’s Center in Wellesley. She was 88. She was born in Boston and was the daughter of the late James J. and Catherine T. (Glennon) Hogan. She was a long time resident of Needham and worked as a Registrar for Babson College in Wellesley. She was a member of the Wellesley Quota Club.
She was the beloved wife of the late Ivar J. Severson. She was the devoted mother of Patricia A. Oakes and her husband David of Norwich, CT, Nancy M. Anselmo and her husband Joseph of Duxbury and Kathryn M. Severson of Wellesley. She was the sister of Louise P. Hogan and Kathryn M. Sheehan. Grandmother of Kathryn Kennedy of Kingston, Michael Herman of Sante Fe, New Mexico, Lori McWilliams of Plymouth, and Jamie Votta of Smithfield , RI. Great grandmother of Olivia and Jack Kennedy.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St. Wellesley, on Monday at 9:00 AM. Funeral mass in St. Paul’s Church, Wellesley, at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours on Sunday from 4-8 PM. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley. Donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Assoc., 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140-1102.