Obituary of Margaret T (Kenney) Griffin

Margaret T. (Kenney) Griffin, 88, of Peabody and formerly of New York, died early Monday morning at the Pilgrim Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peabody following a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of the late Gerald G. Griffin Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary (Webster) Kenney. She was raised and educated in Brooklyn, later moved to Haverhill where she lived for several years and has spent the last 2 years living in Peabody. She worked for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York for many years as a clerk before her retirement. She was an active member with the Catholic War Veterans Women’s Auxiliary Group in New York and volunteered at the Veteran’s Hospital in Brooklyn as well. She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Gerald and Wendy Griffin of New Jersey and Kenneth Griffin of Beverly, her care taker and niece, Joan Boutchia of Peabody, a nephew and her six grandchildren. She was the mother of the late John Griffin and Geraldine Kaminski, sister of the late Bernard and Edward Kenney, Sally Kurtzke, and Marie Hanvey. Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 8:00 AM from the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Peabody Facility, followed by a Funeral Mass at 9:00 AM in St. John’s Church, Peabody to which relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting Hours will be held today from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Burial in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, NY.