Obituary for Judith E. Kennan
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Judith (Allen) Kennan, 82 of East Hartford Connecticut, passed away on March 31, 2021 from complications of a stroke and congestive heart failure. Judy was a resident of Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center in E. Hartford, Ct., over the last several years.
Judy was born on May 9, 1938 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Albert Allen Jr. and Eileen (Allen) King.
Judy was a very good basketball and softball player in High School, she went on to meet Bob the preacher’s son, the love of her life. After a few years Judy and Bob were married by, Arthur Kennan, his father the preacher. Together they went on to start their family of six kids and loved them unconditionally. Judy taught her kids how to quahog and crab for blue claws, she would often teach her kids to dive to her feet and point with her toe where the quahog(s) were below her foot, this was not low tide. Eventually they had to move off island due to housing and their family continued to grow in the later years with grandkids, then later, great grandchildren and current great-great grandchildren. Judy was an extremely devoted mother and wife; she loved her family. Judy loved to watch her Bob fish and teach his children how to, she also was a great cook and loved holiday get-togethers. Many family holidays were spent together with her kids and their kids what ended up being huge gatherings and family traditions that followed. She loved to garden and grow the best vegetables that we were fortunate to have when growing up, she loved her tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini.
Judy was a true “island girl”, when her Bob passed we brought her back to the island for a few days and she sat in the water at Tashmoo and proceeded to quahog all around her, she came up with dinner. In the last several years Judy was blind but loved her phone placed right next to her and when it rang she picked it right up, did not matter who it was, she loved to just hear a voice and an opportunity to talk about her Bob. She had dementia and often wanted to ask where her Bob was and if he was here, each time of course the answer was no. If you talked about the island day’s she became alive and could remember like it was yesterday, loved her cousin Taffy, those stories were the best. She was known as “Jid” from her siblings, she loved when her brothers called her that. She was a wonderful big sister when they were growing up, she would tell us kids all the island stories and adventures they had under her supervision.
Judy loved and was loved by all her grandchildren and even some of their friends that used to call her “mama duke”, she was strict, but loved.
She is survived by her three children, son Robert Kennan Jr. (Nancy Truskoski) of Bristol, Ct., Richard Kennan (Patricia) of Enfield, Ct., and Heidi Rydzewski (Matthew) of Tisbury, Ma. And her sister Joyce (Ritter) Allen of Falmouth, Ma., her brother Robert Allen (Maria) of Scituate, Ma., brother-in-law Erland Kennan of Sandwich, Ma. Judy is survived by her grandchildren, Bobbi-jo Carlson, Richard Kennan, Robert Kennan 3rd, Tabitha Kennan, Audrey Dumais, Jason Kennan, Brendan Kennan, Scott Kennan, Christopher Kennan, Mark Kennan, David Kennan, Jeremy Kennan, Jennifer Washington, Jill Arzuaga, Joel Kennan, Erica Mataluni, Brandi-lee Kennan, Zachary Rydzewski, Sydney Rydzewski and many beloved nieces, nephews, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren
She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 57 years, Robert Kennan, son’s William (Billy) Kennan, Ronald (Ronnie) Kennan, Eric Kennan, sister Karen Berube, brother Albert (Buddy) Allen, grandchildren, Austin Kennan and Michael Kennan.
Judy (Jid) was and is much loved with so much loss in her life, you are with our Bob now our love.
Their will be a live steam service in the very near future, details will follow.
Her family thanks the nurses and staff at Riverside Health & Rehabilitation center, especially Monique, Maxine and Joyce for taking care of mom through her time of need.Visitation hours will be held from 5-7 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 7 p.m. Wed., April 7, 2021 at Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd., Enfield. The service will be live-streamed beginning at 7 p.m. with a link available on the Judy's obituary page at www.Leetestevens.com. The link will be available at 7 p.m. at the beginning of the service. Burial will be private and held at a later date. Donations may be made to Alzheimer's association. To leave online condolences, please visit www.Leetestevens.com
Judith (Allen) Kennan, 82 of East Hartford Connecticut, passed away on March 31, 2021 from complications of a stroke and congestive heart failure. Judy was a resident of Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center in E. Hartford, Ct., over the last several years.
Judy was born on May 9, 1938 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Albert Allen Jr. and Eileen (Allen) King.
Judy was a very good basketball and softball player in High School, she went on to meet Bob the preacher’s son, the love of her life. After a few years Judy and Bob were married by, Arthur Kennan, his father the preacher. Together they went on to start their family of six kids and loved them unconditionally. Judy taught her kids how to quahog and crab for blue claws, she would often teach her kids to dive to her feet and point with her toe where the quahog(s) were below her foot, this was not low tide. Eventually they had to move off island due to housing and their family continued to grow in the later years with grandkids, then later, great grandchildren and current great-great grandchildren. Judy was an extremely devoted mother and wife; she loved her family. Judy loved to watch her Bob fish and teach his children how to, she also was a great cook and loved holiday get-togethers. Many family holidays were spent together with her kids and their kids what ended up being huge gatherings and family traditions that followed. She loved to garden and grow the best vegetables that we were fortunate to have when growing up, she loved her tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini.
Judy was a true “island girl”, when her Bob passed we brought her back to the island for a few days and she sat in the water at Tashmoo and proceeded to quahog all around her, she came up with dinner. In the last several years Judy was blind but loved her phone placed right next to her and when it rang she picked it right up, did not matter who it was, she loved to just hear a voice and an opportunity to talk about her Bob. She had dementia and often wanted to ask where her Bob was and if he was here, each time of course the answer was no. If you talked about the island day’s she became alive and could remember like it was yesterday, loved her cousin Taffy, those stories were the best. She was known as “Jid” from her siblings, she loved when her brothers called her that. She was a wonderful big sister when they were growing up, she would tell us kids all the island stories and adventures they had under her supervision.
Judy loved and was loved by all her grandchildren and even some of their friends that used to call her “mama duke”, she was strict, but loved.
She is survived by her three children, son Robert Kennan Jr. (Nancy Truskoski) of Bristol, Ct., Richard Kennan (Patricia) of Enfield, Ct., and Heidi Rydzewski (Matthew) of Tisbury, Ma. And her sister Joyce (Ritter) Allen of Falmouth, Ma., her brother Robert Allen (Maria) of Scituate, Ma., brother-in-law Erland Kennan of Sandwich, Ma. Judy is survived by her grandchildren, Bobbi-jo Carlson, Richard Kennan, Robert Kennan 3rd, Tabitha Kennan, Audrey Dumais, Jason Kennan, Brendan Kennan, Scott Kennan, Christopher Kennan, Mark Kennan, David Kennan, Jeremy Kennan, Jennifer Washington, Jill Arzuaga, Joel Kennan, Erica Mataluni, Brandi-lee Kennan, Zachary Rydzewski, Sydney Rydzewski and many beloved nieces, nephews, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren
She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 57 years, Robert Kennan, son’s William (Billy) Kennan, Ronald (Ronnie) Kennan, Eric Kennan, sister Karen Berube, brother Albert (Buddy) Allen, grandchildren, Austin Kennan and Michael Kennan.
Judy (Jid) was and is much loved with so much loss in her life, you are with our Bob now our love.
Their will be a live steam service in the very near future, details will follow.
Her family thanks the nurses and staff at Riverside Health & Rehabilitation center, especially Monique, Maxine and Joyce for taking care of mom through her time of need.Visitation hours will be held from 5-7 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 7 p.m. Wed., April 7, 2021 at Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd., Enfield. The service will be live-streamed beginning at 7 p.m. with a link available on the Judy's obituary page at www.Leetestevens.com. The link will be available at 7 p.m. at the beginning of the service. Burial will be private and held at a later date. Donations may be made to Alzheimer's association. To leave online condolences, please visit www.Leetestevens.com