Winifred E. Kennedy
Winifred E. Kennedy, 97, of Butler passed away on Wednesday.
Winifred was born in Butler on July 27, 1920. She was the daughter of the late Frank Leroy and Alice Johanna Steinheiser Beatty.
She attended elementary school at Jefferson Street Elementary in Butler. In 1928, she moved to Grove City where her parents owned a bakery. After the Depression, her family moved to Prospect where she attended high school. She earned a scholarship to attend Butler High School, where she graduated in 1938.
After high school, Winifred worked as a clerk for Standard Motor Co. Later she worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone Co. She also kept books for her father's car repair garage, Frank's Place, in Butler. Other employment included Magnetics and JC Penney. More recently, she and her daughter operated Kennedy Spices, a popular booth at Penn's Colony festival for several years.
She was married in Butler on Aug. 20, 1946, to Anthony William Kennedy. Anthony died on Dec. 19, 1993. She was a member of the USO when she met Anthony. After a honeymoon and short stay in California, they moved back to East Butler in 1947. She resided there until her move to Newhaven Court in 2017.
Winifred was a member of the East Butler Presbyterian Church. She also was a member of the General Richard Butler Daughters of the American Revolution. She is also a descendant of the Mayflower passenger, Edward Fuller.
She was very devoted to her family and enjoyed traveling, baking, crafts and gardening. She was an excellent homemaker and very loving grandmother, mother and wife.
Winifred is survived by four children, Dale W. Kennedy and his companion, Rebecca Renfrew, of Butler, David L. Kennedy and wife, Anna, of Melbourne, Fla., LuAnn Cherry and husband, Ken, of Butler, and Douglas L. Kennedy of East Butler; five grandchildren, Steven M. Kennedy, Amanda M. Kennedy, Jason A. Cherry, Justin N. Cherry and Karissa M. Kennedy; and four great-grandchildren, Kiara Kennedy, Margaret “Penny” Cherry, Charlotte Cherry and Alexandra Cherry. She was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Meier; and an infant brother, John “Jackie” Beatty.
KENNEDY — Friends of Winifred E. Kennedy who died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Mary Kitchen officiating.Burial will take place at the Greenlawn Burial Estates.Memorial donations are suggested to the Butler Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, Pa. 16001.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
