Church musician, choir director, biomedical researcher and volunteer for the American Foundation for the Blind.
Martha Ellen Kenney (nee Quinn), passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at age 88. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial funeral mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 10 a.m. Interment is private. Condolences can be left at www.oboylefuneralhome.com
Born in Arlington, Mass. to Joseph and Alice Quinn, Mrs. Kenney moved to Bloomfield, NJ in 1957 with her husband Lawrence. She was a graduate of Emmanuel College and earned her Master’s degree in biology from Boston College. Since 1986, she volunteered as a reader for the American Foundation for the Blind in New York City. For nearly 40 years, she performed as an organist and choir director for several churches in the area.
Mrs. Kenney was, for 59 years, the beloved wife of recently deceased Lawrence J. Kenney and is survived by her son Francis Xavier and his wife Sylvia; her daughter Maura Kenney Scollo and her husband Joseph; her grandchildren Megan, Christopher, Mia and Ava, and her sister, Winifred Mehl of Florida.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Foundation for the Blind, 2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10121, Attn: Resource Development
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