OBITUARY
Ruth G Kenny
2/17/1929 – 4/1/2023
Ruth passed away April 1, 2023 following a stay in rehab after a heart attack in November. She was 94. Ruth’s husband, Bill, passed away in 2011. She is survived by seven of her eight children, Brian, Bruce, Kathleen, Kevin, Christopher, Mary and Bill. Her son Michael passed away in 2020. She is also survived by 16 Grandchildren: Mark, Paul, Clare, Genevieve, Elizabeth, Sarah, Natalie, Daniel, Erick, Andrew, Justin, Kristin, Nicole, Theresa, Heather and Cailin. One Grandson, Cory, died in 2016. Ruth died with 10 Greatgrandchildren: Ella, Julia, Ryan, Nicholas, Molly, William, Maeve, Cassidy, Rebecca and Caleb.
Ruth lived most of her life in Wantagh, went to grade school at St Barnabas in Bellmore, high school at Bishop McDonald in Brooklyn and went on to nursing school at Mary Immaculate in Queens. She worked a short time as a Registered Nurse at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre; and then spent the remainder of her life dedicated to her family at home. She was a woman of great faith and was seen daily at St Frances de Chantal parish most of her life. Ruth and Bill and their children spent most of their vacations enjoying camping. She kept up with friendships throughout her life.
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VISITATION AT FUNERAL HOME
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Wantagh Abbey Funeral Home
3374 Park Ave
Wantagh, New York 11793
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VISITATION AT FUNERAL HOME
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Wantagh Abbey Funeral Home
3374 Park Ave
Wantagh, New York 11793
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FUNERAL MASS
11:15 am
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
St. Frances de Chantal
1309 Wantagh Avenue
Wantagh, New York 11793
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FINAL RESTING PLACE
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Holy Rood Cemetery
111 Old Country Road
Westbury, New York 11590
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