Richard ‘Rick’ A. Kennedy Monongahela – Carroll Township
Richard “Rick” A. Kennedy, 74, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Jan. 26, 1946, in Charleroi, he was the son of late Raymond L. and E. Marie Cottle Kennedy. After his graduation in 1964 from Monongahela High School, Rick served six years in the Army National Guard. A member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Monongahela, he enjoyed woodworking, fishing and traveling with his family, but most of all spending time with his children and grandchildren, whom he adored. In 2003, he retired after working 39 years at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works plant. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Timko Kennedy, whom he married Jan. 28, 1967; a son, Michael Kennedy (Pam Baxter) of Charleroi; a daughter, Amy (Patrick Bastin) of Fallowfield Township; a sister, Susan Fidanzato of Donora; three grandchildren, Taylor and Tanner Kennedy and Jenna Bastin; sister-in-law, Madeline Pierce; brother-in-law, Louis Lenzi; along with several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were three infant children and a brother, Donald Kennedy. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday Sept. 21, 2020, at MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess St., Monongahela, 724-258-6767, marshallmarrafuneralhome.com. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery. Guests are asked to please abide by personal protective guidelines and social distancing.
