He was born on July 27, 1942, the only child of Edward A. and Eva V. (Beal) Kenney of West Bath, Maine.
He graduated from Morse High School, a member of the Class of ’61; after which he enlisted in the US Coast Guard where he served until 1965.
In 1965 he married Bernice Wilson of Wiscasset and in 1970 his son Joel was born.
He operated his father’s school bus business until working at Bath Iron Works where he studied blueprint reading, metallurgy and welding.
He taught Industrial Arts for one year at Gorham High School, Gorham, ME and then moved to South Berwick, ME, where he maintained school buses for Stevens School of the Bible and was a part-time deputy sheriff for York County.
After the loss of his son in 1975, he moved to Lenox, Mass. where he was head of security for Stevens School of the Bible and a part-time police officer for the Town of Lenox.
In 1982, he and his wife returned to Maine and settled in Cundy’s Harbor where he owned and operated Harbor Propeller Service, repairing propellers and doing marine design and fabrication until his death. He enjoyed boats, spending time on the waters of Casco Bay, anything mechanical, and made friends wherever he went.
He was a board member of the Cundy’s Harbor Community Church and of the Holbrook’s Community Foundation.
He is predeceased by his parents (1968 and 2002), and his son, Joel (1975) and fatherin law, George Wilson (1984) from whom he learned the art of repairing propellers.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice of 47 years; mother-in-law, Marcia Wilson and sister-in law, Ellen and Randy Wanser of Wiscasset and their daughters, Rachael Rhonda and Gina Wanser; cousins Roy and Betty Hicks of Gorham, Maine; Norman and Virginia Kenney of Bath, Donald and Shirley Kenney of Woolwich, Warren and Jeanette Kenney of Brunswick, Daniel and Nancy Kenney of Brunswick and sons, David and April and sons of Topsham, Peter and Shannon and Hannah and Tucker Kenney of Topsham, and Alan Kenney of Brunswick; and several second generation cousins.
A celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 13 at 1 PM at the Brunswick Church of the Nazarene, 94 McKeen St., Brunswick, ME.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in his memory to the Cundy’s Harbor Fire and Rescue, c/o Burr Taylor, 45 Taylor Rd., Harpswell, ME 04079 or to the Memorial Roll of the Cundy’s Harbor Community Church, 863 Cundy’s Harbor Rd., Harpswell, ME 04079.
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