Sarah (Armitage) Kennedy of Halifax, MA passed away peacefully on July 31, 2024 at the Belmont Manor Nursing Home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Templemore, County Tipperary to the late William Armitage and Margaret (Connolly) Armitage. Beloved wife of the late Robert Everett Kennedy. Loving mother of Aisling (Kennedy) Morrissey and her husband John of Concord, Liam Kennedy and his wife Jenny of Medfield and Colm Kennedy and his wife Lisa of South Boston. Cherished grandmother (‘Nini’) of Siobhan and Eoin Morrissey, Quinn and Devin Kennedy and Hannah and Caitlyn Kennedy. Dear sister to Margaret (Armitage) Howard and her husband Gerard of Clontarf, County Dublin, and sister in law Geraldine Armitage of Nenagh, County Tipperary. Sarah is predeceased by her sisters Mary Armstrong and Josie Dermody, and her brothers Thomas Armitage, John Armitage and Paddy Armitage. Sarah is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, relatives and dear friends.
Sarah came over to the United States in 1966 to work at the Brigham Hospital (Boston, MA). There she met and married her husband Robert Kennedy. The family eventually settled in Halifax, MA and lived there for over 40 years. Sarah worked as a labor and delivery nurse, first at the Goddard Hospital in Stoughton, and later at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. Sarah spent the last six years of her life being taken care of by the amazing staff at the Belmont Manor Nursing Home in Belmont. A perfect day for Sarah was enjoying her glass of Chardonnay with family and friends. Sarah was passionate about life and sports. She especially enjoyed watching her brothers, her children and later her grandchildren play in sporting events and could often be heard protesting the decision of a poor referee who made a "terrible" call against "her" team.
Visiting hours will be held at the Blanchard Funeral Home, 666 Plymouth Street, Whitman MA on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 9am-10:30am. Sarah’s Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Our Lady of Lake Halifax MA at 11am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. It has been requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions are to be made in Sarah’s memory to the Sarah Armitage Kennedy fund at Saint Jude Hospital at the link: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=8471135&fr_id=154020&pg=personal