Ruth Cates Kenney

KENNEY, Ruth Cates Ruth Cates Kenney, 92, of Suffield, widow of the late Joseph W. Kenney, passed away on Thursday, (May 8, 2008) at a local convalescent home. Ruth was born in Bethel, ME., October 23, 1915, the youngest of 13 children, daughter of Walter and Lillian Brinck. Ruth graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn, ME and attended Gray's Business College, moving to Hartford in March of 1942. In 1957 Ruth moved to Albuquerque, N.M., working at AEC, before moving to Tucson, AZ, where she worked at the University of Arizona in The Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Dept. for five years, retiring to Connecticut in 1964 due to an illness in the family. Ruth then worked as a buyer for Dynamic Controls in South Windsor and then went with Baldwin Stewart Electric, which was sold to Fishbach & Moore, retiring in 1972. Ruth was married to Joseph Kenney in 1972 and together they moved to Farmington where they lived until 1985 when she moved to Suffield. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Suffield, and AARP local chapter #1683. Ruth enjoyed traveling and crafts. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Zachary and her husband, James of Mulberry, FL.; two grandsons, Lt. Stephen Zachary U.S.N. and his wife, Theresa and James Zachary II and granddaughter, Cordelia Zachary; three great grandchildren, Phillip Camp, Timothy and Sarah Zachary and a great great granddaughter, Taeya Bryn Camp. She also leaves nieces, Nancy Svenberg and her husband, Victor of East Granby, Karen Del Mastro and her husband, Michael of Kennesaw, GA; a grand niece, Robbin Banks and her husband, Paul of West Suffield and a grand nephew, Christopher Coates of Windsor Locks, and many other family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, May 12, 11 a.m. at the Nicholson & Carmon Funeral Home, 443 East St., Rt. 159, Suffield. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Her family will receive friends on Monday prior to the service from 10 - 11 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Second Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 100 North Main St., Suffield, CT 06078 or Suffield Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 642 Suffield, CT 06078. Please visit us at www.carmonfuneralhome.com for online condolences.