JOANNE ANTONIA KENNEDY
AGE 87 YEARS
KENNEDY, Joanne Antonia passed away peacefully on January 7, 2020.
Joanne lived a life of courage, conviction and compassion. Born Johanna in Munich, Germany, on January 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Engelbert Kirchner and Panna (Besny?) Kirchner. Along with her older brother, Engelbert "Bobby," she and her family persevered through war and the Nazi occupation of their homeland.
Following the death of her father, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1951, joining her brother and her extended family, and her mother followed shortly after. She legally changed her name to Joanne when she became an American citizen in 1958. She married Richard Kennedy later that year in Cambridge, MA. They were divorced in 1973, and Joanne eventually settled with her children in Arlington, MA. With the help and support of her mother, she dedicated herself to raising her children. She worked as a bookkeeper, retiring from the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston.
In 2008, she moved to the Capital Region to be closer to her daughter and spent the last six years of her life in the loving care of the amazing staff and elders in House 19 at The Eddy Village Green in Cohoes. She enjoyed frequent visits from her granddogs and was beloved by all who knew her. Never taking for granted the opportunities her adopted country gave to her, Joanne proudly supported innumerable charitable causes throughout her life, and cherished the companionship of her cats.
Joanne is survived by her children Monica (David) Kounter of Albany, NY; Chris Kennedy of Watertown, MA; and Jessica (Anthony) Scheckton, of Niskayuna, NY. She is also survived by her grandson and her ex-husband, Richard.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother Bobby and her sister-in-law Merian Lovelace Kirchner.
ARRANGEMENTS: New Comer Cremations & Funerals, WATERVLIET, NY
BURIAL: and Memorial Service at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA
Published in The Boston Globe on Jan. 10, 2020.
AGE 87 YEARS
KENNEDY, Joanne Antonia passed away peacefully on January 7, 2020.
Joanne lived a life of courage, conviction and compassion. Born Johanna in Munich, Germany, on January 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Engelbert Kirchner and Panna (Besny?) Kirchner. Along with her older brother, Engelbert "Bobby," she and her family persevered through war and the Nazi occupation of their homeland.
Following the death of her father, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1951, joining her brother and her extended family, and her mother followed shortly after. She legally changed her name to Joanne when she became an American citizen in 1958. She married Richard Kennedy later that year in Cambridge, MA. They were divorced in 1973, and Joanne eventually settled with her children in Arlington, MA. With the help and support of her mother, she dedicated herself to raising her children. She worked as a bookkeeper, retiring from the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston.
In 2008, she moved to the Capital Region to be closer to her daughter and spent the last six years of her life in the loving care of the amazing staff and elders in House 19 at The Eddy Village Green in Cohoes. She enjoyed frequent visits from her granddogs and was beloved by all who knew her. Never taking for granted the opportunities her adopted country gave to her, Joanne proudly supported innumerable charitable causes throughout her life, and cherished the companionship of her cats.
Joanne is survived by her children Monica (David) Kounter of Albany, NY; Chris Kennedy of Watertown, MA; and Jessica (Anthony) Scheckton, of Niskayuna, NY. She is also survived by her grandson and her ex-husband, Richard.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother Bobby and her sister-in-law Merian Lovelace Kirchner.
ARRANGEMENTS: New Comer Cremations & Funerals, WATERVLIET, NY
BURIAL: and Memorial Service at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA
Published in The Boston Globe on Jan. 10, 2020.
JOANNE ANTONIA KENNEDY
AGE 87 YEARS
KENNEDY, Joanne Antonia passed away peacefully on January 7, 2020.
Joanne lived a life of courage, conviction and compassion. Born Johanna in Munich, Germany, on January 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Engelbert Kirchner and Panna (Besny?) Kirchner. Along with her older brother, Engelbert "Bobby," she and her family persevered through war and the Nazi occupation of their homeland.
Following the death of her father, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1951, joining her brother and her extended family, and her mother followed shortly after. She legally changed her name to Joanne when she became an American citizen in 1958. She married Richard Kennedy later that year in Cambridge, MA. They were divorced in 1973, and Joanne eventually settled with her children in Arlington, MA. With the help and support of her mother, she dedicated herself to raising her children. She worked as a bookkeeper, retiring from the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston.
In 2008, she moved to the Capital Region to be closer to her daughter and spent the last six years of her life in the loving care of the amazing staff and elders in House 19 at The Eddy Village Green in Cohoes. She enjoyed frequent visits from her granddogs and was beloved by all who knew her. Never taking for granted the opportunities her adopted country gave to her, Joanne proudly supported innumerable charitable causes throughout her life, and cherished the companionship of her cats.
Joanne is survived by her children Monica (David) Kounter of Albany, NY; Chris Kennedy of Watertown, MA; and Jessica (Anthony) Scheckton, of Niskayuna, NY. She is also survived by her grandson and her ex-husband, Richard.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother Bobby and her sister-in-law Merian Lovelace Kirchner.
ARRANGEMENTS: New Comer Cremations & Funerals, WATERVLIET, NY
BURIAL: and Memorial Service at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA
Published in The Boston Globe on Jan. 10, 2020.
AGE 87 YEARS
KENNEDY, Joanne Antonia passed away peacefully on January 7, 2020.
Joanne lived a life of courage, conviction and compassion. Born Johanna in Munich, Germany, on January 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Engelbert Kirchner and Panna (Besny?) Kirchner. Along with her older brother, Engelbert "Bobby," she and her family persevered through war and the Nazi occupation of their homeland.
Following the death of her father, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1951, joining her brother and her extended family, and her mother followed shortly after. She legally changed her name to Joanne when she became an American citizen in 1958. She married Richard Kennedy later that year in Cambridge, MA. They were divorced in 1973, and Joanne eventually settled with her children in Arlington, MA. With the help and support of her mother, she dedicated herself to raising her children. She worked as a bookkeeper, retiring from the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston.
In 2008, she moved to the Capital Region to be closer to her daughter and spent the last six years of her life in the loving care of the amazing staff and elders in House 19 at The Eddy Village Green in Cohoes. She enjoyed frequent visits from her granddogs and was beloved by all who knew her. Never taking for granted the opportunities her adopted country gave to her, Joanne proudly supported innumerable charitable causes throughout her life, and cherished the companionship of her cats.
Joanne is survived by her children Monica (David) Kounter of Albany, NY; Chris Kennedy of Watertown, MA; and Jessica (Anthony) Scheckton, of Niskayuna, NY. She is also survived by her grandson and her ex-husband, Richard.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother Bobby and her sister-in-law Merian Lovelace Kirchner.
ARRANGEMENTS: New Comer Cremations & Funerals, WATERVLIET, NY
BURIAL: and Memorial Service at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA
Published in The Boston Globe on Jan. 10, 2020.
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