Sep 21, 2020

Richard “Rick” A. Kennedy, 74, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Born January 26, 1946, in Charleroi, he was a son of the 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 who he adored. In 2003 he retired after working 39 years at U.S. Steel Irvin Works Plant.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce Timko Kennedy, who he married January 28, 1967; a son, Michael Kennedy (Pam Baxter) of Charleroi; a daughter, Amy and husband 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 in the Marshall Marra Funeral Home, 216 Chess Street, Monongahela, 724-258-6767, marshallmarrafuneralhome.com from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday where services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 22. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery. Guests are asked to please abide by personal protective guidelines and social distancing.