Born : 20 Jul 1918
Date : 27 Apr 2004
Location : St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, OH
Marie Theresa Kennedy, 85, of Celina, died April 23, 2004, at The Gardens at Celina. She formerly resided at St. Leonard's Franciscan Center, Dayton.
She was born July 20, 1918, in St. Henry, to Jacob and Theresa Gels Kramer. Her husband, Edward J. Kennedy, died July 8, 1995.
Surviving is a brother, the Rev. William Kramer, C.PP.S., of Carthagena; three sisters, Sister Mary Ruth of Coldwater, Rita Gusten, Kettering, and Dorothy (Leo) Brandewie, Celina; and a brother-in-law, Walter (Marion) of Seminole, Fla.
She was a nurse in the Dayton community for 35 years, working at Miami Valley Hospital, Veterans Administration and Montgomery County Health Department. She also was the supervising nurse for Kettering Schools and taught student nurses at St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing and Dayton Mental Hospital. She served as a volunteer teacher for the American Red Cross, Camp Nursing and was a secretary for South Dayton Mental Health.
She graduated from Coldwater High School, St. Rita's School of Nursing, Lima, and the University of Dayton. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, a former member of St. Albert the Great Parish, Dayton, and a member of the Dayton Catholic Women's Club and Companions of the Precious Blood.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Ronald Wilker officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to the St. Leonard's Benevolent Fund, Missionaries of the Precious Blood or State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.
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