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Frances Marie <I>Burke</I> Kenney

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Frances Marie Burke Kenney

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Dec 2017 (aged 95)
Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
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Frances Burke Kenney, Miss America 1940
May 4, 1922 - December 2, 2017

Frances Burke Kenney, 95, of Haverford, PA, passed away peacefully at her daughters home on Dec. 2, 2017. She is survived by her loving husband of 72 years Lawrence Kenney, she was a devoted mother of her daughters Missy Kenney and Wendy Kenney and sons Lawrence and William and had 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by her parents Richard and Frances Burke, her youngest child Wendy and her sister Beverly Loughran.

Frances was a convert to the Catholic Faith and was devoted to her religion, attending daily Mass, reciting the rosary and attending retreats and novenas.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Convent of Divine Love (Pink Sisters), 2212 Green St., Phila. PA 19130 and to the Veterans Military Service Center, 213 N. 4th St., Phila., PA 19101. Funeral Services were private.
Frances Burke Kenney, Miss America 1940
May 4, 1922 - December 2, 2017

Frances Burke Kenney, 95, of Haverford, PA, passed away peacefully at her daughters home on Dec. 2, 2017. She is survived by her loving husband of 72 years Lawrence Kenney, she was a devoted mother of her daughters Missy Kenney and Wendy Kenney and sons Lawrence and William and had 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by her parents Richard and Frances Burke, her youngest child Wendy and her sister Beverly Loughran.

Frances was a convert to the Catholic Faith and was devoted to her religion, attending daily Mass, reciting the rosary and attending retreats and novenas.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Convent of Divine Love (Pink Sisters), 2212 Green St., Phila. PA 19130 and to the Veterans Military Service Center, 213 N. 4th St., Phila., PA 19101. Funeral Services were private.

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