Naomi Covell
January 25, 1926 - July 8, 2018
BLOOMFIELD – Naomi Covell, 92, passed away at the home of her daughter on Sunday morning, July 8, 2018, after a long period of failing health. She was born in Columbia on Jan. 25, 1926, a daughter to the late Guy O. and Elsie A. (Richardson) Kenney, and she was a life-long resident of the area. Naomi worked for more than 30 years at the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen. She loved to read, knit, and she loved to go bowling. She also loved to play cards, especially cribbage. Her most cherished time was that spent with her family and especially her grandchildren. She was a very private person who will be missed by all those who she held close. She is survived by her two children, Carol Cross and husband Ronald of Bloomfield, and John Kenney and wife Peggy of Brookline, NH; a sister, Jean Lew of Hartford, Conn., ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by five brothers: Richard Kenney, Wilfred Kenney, Kenneth Kenney, Herman Kenney, and Robert Kenney, Sr.; and three sisters, Carrie Dobson, Charlotte Dobson, and Ruth Smith. At Naomi’s specific request, there will be no public services. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Naomi may be directed to Orleans/Essex VNA, 46 Lakemont Rd., Newport, VT 05855. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Local funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.
BLOOMFIELD – Naomi Covell, 92, passed away at the home of her daughter on Sunday morning, July 8, 2018, after a long period of failing health. She was born in Columbia on Jan. 25, 1926, a daughter to the late Guy O. and Elsie A. (Richardson)... View Obituary & Service Information