SARATOGA SPRINGS — Owen Thomas “Tom” Kenney, 82, died on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at his home surrounded by loved ones.
Tom was born in New York City on August 31, 1933, to the late Michael and Elizabeth Murray Kenney. A depression-era baby, Tom and his siblings were placed into St. Agnes Home and School for Boys in Sparkill, NY, where Tom resided from the age of 2 until he graduated from Tappan Zee High School in 1951. Joining the US Navy in 1951, Tom served for nearly 30 years before retiring as a Master Chief Petty Officer in 1978 with a final duty station in Scotia, NY.
While stationed in Argentia, Newfoundland, Tom met and married his beloved wife of 36 years, Brenda (nee O’Reilly) who predeceased him in 1996.
In addition to his parents and wife, Tom was predeceased by a brother, Michael Kenney, sister Madelaine Hatlak and a baby grandson Matthew.
Tom and Brenda’s three children survive him; sons Brian (Tori) of Virginia and John (Jeanette Emigh) of Idaho; daughter Karen Kelly (Paul) of Saratoga Springs; Tom’s siblings, Anna Mae Doherty (Ernest “Doc”), Helen Maryanski (Walter), Andrew Kivia (Marianna) and Jackie Vaccaro (Pat); his long-time companion and best friend Patricia La Rock of Saratoga Springs; treasured grandchildren Brianna, Finnegan and Dagny and several devoted nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws all over including many in Canada.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 80 Saratoga Ave. in South Glens Falls, NY.
Burial with military honors followed in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, 150 West Ave., in Saratoga Springs.
The family hosted a private reception at The Parting Glass, 40 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs immediately after the burial.
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs.
In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to the Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence Street, also in Saratoga Springs.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
