Obituaries

In Memoriam: RBC Grad, Volunteer, Traveler, Mary Kenny

Red Bank Catholic High School (RBC) graduate and longtime St. James Church parishioner and volunteer, Mary Cogswell Kenny, passed away peacefully on Oct. 11 surrounded by family.

The oldest daughter of Col. Eugene and Muriel Kenny was born in Brooklyn, NY. She lived the typical life of an Army brat. Educated around the United States as well as Philippines, Germany and at the Institution Sainte Agnes, Lucerne, Switzerland, as well as Red Bank Catholic and The University of North Carolina.

“She was an accomplished tennis player, won a mixed doubles tournament at Ft Knox, Ky. Skied New England, made more enjoyable with her nephews and rode horses as a child in Germany and into adulthood locally. In later years, she played bridge several times a week as well as tennis and golf. A lover of travel, she traveled extensively. Highlights of her travels included climbing Mt. Fuji in Japan, watching changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace in London and a tour of the Vatican.

“She was a long time parishioner of St James Church where she volunteered in many capacities.”

Loved ones of Mary Kenny in her obituary

She is survived by: her sisters, Susan Kenny, with whom she lived, Judy Culos; brother, John Kenny; nephews, Edwin Sutphin Jr, John K. Sutphin, Peter Culos; and niece, Pamela Flick; and great and great-great nieces and nephews.

A mass of christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 16, at 10:15 a.m. at St. James Roman Catholic Church, 94 Broad St., Red Bank, NJ 07701. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home