Herman G. Kenney

MAGALLOWAY PLANTATION, ME—Mr. Herman G. Kenney, 91, of Magalloway Plantation, Me., passed away at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster, NH, late on Sunday morning, Jan. 20, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born on Feb. 10, 1921, in Columbia, a son to the late Guy and Elsie (Richardson) Kenney. He attended the local schools and later served his country with honor in the Army Air Force during World War II as a paratrooper with the 81st Airborne. During his youth, and after his military service, Herman worked for many local farmers in the area as a hired hand before he settled on a career as a woodsman. While logging, he worked for several different outfits, including the Brown Co., and for Clarence Gray. He was always known as a hard worker. Herman lived most of his life in Magalloway Plantation, and he enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout the area. He was a lover of dogs and horses, and he was known fondly by his friends and family as “Roughhouse Kenney.” He loved to arm-wrestle, and he loved time spent with his family and grandchildren. The Kenney home was always open and welcoming to those who stopped by, because there was “always room for one more.” Herman’s sense of humor, and his jokes and songs, will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his three daughters, Donna Edwards and husband Roy, and Geraldine Kenney of Magalloway Plantation, Me., and Cheryl Lindsay of Wells River, Vt.; three sisters, Charlotte Dobson of Colebrook, Jean Lew of Connecticut and Naomi Covell and husband Fred of Brunswick, Vt.; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Herman is preceded in death by his loving wife of 57 years, Ethelyn “Effee” (Ross) Kenney in 2008; two children, Herman Jr. and Caroline; four brothers, Richard, Wilfred, Kenneth and Robert Kenney, Sr.; and two sisters, Caroline Dobson and Ruth Smith. Memorial calling hours will be on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A memorial service with military honors will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. at the Errol Congregational Church in Errol, NH, with The Rev. Rebecca Larson officiating. Interment in the Bennett Cemetery in Magalloway Plantation will be in the spring. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Kenney may be made to the Errol Rescue Squad, c/o Elsie Hall, P.O. Box 64, Errol, NH 03579. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Herman G. Kenney

February 10, 1921 - January 20, 2013