Ellen Kerney

Ellen Kerney obituary, Princeton, NJ

Ellen Kerney

Ellen Kerney Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home on Jun. 3, 2025.
Ellen Regan Kerney, 89, died at home, in Lawrenceville, May 30, 2005. She was born in Trenton, NJ June 12, 1935. Her parents were Elsie R. Kerney and James Kerney, Jr. She grew up in Trenton and Princeton. She attended Miss Fines School in Princeton, Convent of the Holy Child in Suffern, NY, and Bennett College in Millbrook, NY, and the Sorbonne in Paris. She lived in New York City and travelled extensively, mostly in Europe. She returned to Princeton in 1971. She was an avid tennis player and enjoyed reading and loved her Golden retrievers.
She is predeceased by her parents and her sister Mary Kerney Levenstein. She is survived by her brothers J., Regan Kerney and T. Lincoln Kerney, both of Lawrenceville, her nieces Cairistin Mills of Greenwich, CT and Ruth McDaniels of Greenbrae, CA, three great nieces and two great nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 am on Friday, June 20, 2025 at St. Paul's Church 216 Nassau Street, Princeton. Burial will follow in St. Paul's Cemetery, Princeton.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Sharon M Smith

June 15, 2025

I started first taking care of Ellen. We laugh a lot, always has interesting conversation. Even though I wasn't there anymore, I carry Ellen in my hearth. I missed those days. Thank You for giving me the time caring for you. RIP. Ellen Kerney.

Robin Wallack

June 4, 2025

Ellen was one of the funniest people I ever met, and I loved being with her. She was great!

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