Obituary of Florence Mercedes Kenney

Florence Mercedes Kenney, 87, passed away June 9, 2013 at Quality Care, Lebanon, TN She was born September 24, 1925 to Charles and Lucy (Murphy) Fried of Bronx, NY. Florence attended Fordham University (Accounting) and worked for top NYC companies in the fashion, radio production, public relations and financial services industries. In her retirement to Cutchogue, Long Island with her husband, Raymond, she kept busy by taking long walks with her Schnauzer, Kelly, and enjoyed feeding the swans and ducks. She was also a bookkeeper at North Fork Country Club and volunteered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Mattituck, NY. She moved to Lebanon, TN on January 7, 2009 to reside with her nephew, Bob O'Brien (wife Pat). She attended St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Mrs. Kenney was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, and her sister, Genevieve O'Brien. She is survived by her nephew Robert (wife Pat) O'Brien of Lebanon, TN; her great-niece Ann Marie (John) Najeway of Mogadore, Ohio; her great-niece Kelly (Matt) Pramik of Munroe Falls, Ohio; her three (3) great-great nieces Alison, Emma, and Madison and her great-great nephew AJ. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Lebanon on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM.