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Eddie Kennedy – obituary

KENNEDY

EDWARD “EDDIE” 

Peacefully at Almonte on Friday, April 27th, 2012.

Eddie Kennedy

of Almonte, 13 days shy of his 100th birthday.

   Son of the late Edward “Ned” Kennedy and his wife the late Margaret “Maggie”Dixon. Predeceased by his siblings; Bridget Ann “Anna” Forrest (Albert), Katherine “Kay” Tracey (Gerald), Isabel Axford (Cecil), Marguerite“Marg.”, Rosemary “Mayme” Dove (Percival), Hugh (Dorothy Bulloch), “Carmel” Liberty (Lorne), Gertrude“Gert” Byrne (Jim)” Claire” Galvin and Joseph. Survived by his brother-in-law, James Galvin. Fondly remembered by his extended family and countless friends.

Friends may call at the

C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC.

127 Church St., Almonte, Ont., 613-256-3313

on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral Monday to Holy Name of Mary Church for Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am. Cremation to follow. Family interment service in Holy Name of Mary Parish Cemetery at a later date.

For those who may want to honour Eddie with a memorial donation, please consider Holy Name of Mary Church Memorial Fund or the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation.

Condolences &Tributes: www.crgamble.com

The Gaelic Prayer

 May the road rise to

meet you, Eddie.

May the wind be

always at your back.

May the sun shine

warm upon your face.

May the rain fall

soft upon your fields.

And, until we meet again,

May God hold you

In the palm of

His hand.

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