Lawrence J. Kenney, 90, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at home in Bloomfield, N.J.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the memorial funeral mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Interment private. Please express condolences at
Born in Woburn, Mass., he lived in Bloomfield since 1957.
Mr. Kenney was a US Navy Veteran serving as an Aerial Gunner in a Torpedo Squadron during WWII.
He was employed for 30 years by Beckman Coulter Instrument Co. in various capacities including customer service manager at their regional office in Somerset, N.J.
He served as a volunteer for many years with various groups including St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield, Covenant House and St. Francis Xavier Welcome Table in NYC, and Broadway House in Newark, as well as being a Eucharistic Minister and volunteer at Mountainside Hospital. He was also a member of the Bloomfield Board of Education for six years serving two as president. After retirement he was employed for several years as a backstretch security guard at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford.
He was the husband of Martha Quinn Kenney for 59 years, father of Francis Xavier and his wife Sylvia, Maura Kenney Scollo and her husband Joseph, grandfather of Megan, Christopher, Mia and Ava, sister in law of Winifred Mehl of Florida. He was the brother of the late James and Paul Kenney and Barbara McCormack.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the New England Jesuits /o USA Northeast Province 39 East 83rd St. New York. N.Y . 10028-0810
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