White, Tanika. The Sun [Baltimore, Md] 07 Aug 2000:
The Rev. Martin F. Kenney, a retired Josephite priest and World War II veteran, died Friday of a heart attack at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 79.
Before his retirement in October 1997, Father Kenney lived in Donaldsonville, La., where he served on a team of priests providing substitute relief for Josephite pastors. That assignment culminated 43 years of parochial ministry.
During his priesthood, Father Kenney served most of his pastoral assignments at Josephite parishes in the South, including Norfolk, Va.; Beaumont, Texas; Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans; and Washington.
"You knew where he stood," said the Rev. Edward J. Mullowney of Baltimore, a friend and colleague. "If he saw any discrimination or prejudice, he'd stand up and tell them [the offenders] right to their faces. That was sometimes difficult for him in the South, but he didn't care. He just wouldn't tolerate it."
While in Biloxi, Father Kenney served as auxiliary chaplain at Keesler Air Force Base.
Father Kenney was born in Baltimore in 1920. He attended St. Cecelia Elementary School, which is now St. Ambrose School. He graduated from Calvert Hall College high school in 1938, and then spent two years at Loyola College.
During World War II, Father Kenney left Loyola to enlist in the U.S. Navy, where he served three years. He was assigned to the battleship U.S.S. Alabama in the Pacific fleet. As chief gunner's mate on the ship, he earned the lifelong nickname "Gunner."
Father Kenney didn't talk much about his time in the war, friends said.
"That generation came home from the war, put their medals in the drawer and went on about their business," Father Mullowney said.
Father Kenney decided to become a priest while he was in the military.
In preparation for membership in the Josephite Society, which has its headquarters in Baltimore, Father Kenney studied at the Josephite preparatory seminary, Epiphany Apostolic College, in Newburgh, N.Y. He also studied at Mary Immaculate Novitiate, also in Newburgh, and St. Joseph Seminary in Washington.
Father Kenney was ordained as a Josephite priest in 1954 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. After ordination, he was assigned as assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church in Norfolk, Va.
Father Kenney is survived by a brother, Joseph Kenney, a retired Baltimore diocesan priest; and two sisters, Julia Schmidt of Owings Mills and Sophie Baldwin of Carbondale, Pa.
A vigil Mass will be offered at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph Manor, 911 W. Lake Ave., in Baltimore. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Manor.
The Rev. Martin F. Kenney, a retired Josephite priest and World War II veteran, died Friday of a heart attack at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 79.
Before his retirement in October 1997, Father Kenney lived in Donaldsonville, La., where he served on a team of priests providing substitute relief for Josephite pastors. That assignment culminated 43 years of parochial ministry.
During his priesthood, Father Kenney served most of his pastoral assignments at Josephite parishes in the South, including Norfolk, Va.; Beaumont, Texas; Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans; and Washington.
"You knew where he stood," said the Rev. Edward J. Mullowney of Baltimore, a friend and colleague. "If he saw any discrimination or prejudice, he'd stand up and tell them [the offenders] right to their faces. That was sometimes difficult for him in the South, but he didn't care. He just wouldn't tolerate it."
While in Biloxi, Father Kenney served as auxiliary chaplain at Keesler Air Force Base.
Father Kenney was born in Baltimore in 1920. He attended St. Cecelia Elementary School, which is now St. Ambrose School. He graduated from Calvert Hall College high school in 1938, and then spent two years at Loyola College.
During World War II, Father Kenney left Loyola to enlist in the U.S. Navy, where he served three years. He was assigned to the battleship U.S.S. Alabama in the Pacific fleet. As chief gunner's mate on the ship, he earned the lifelong nickname "Gunner."
Father Kenney didn't talk much about his time in the war, friends said.
"That generation came home from the war, put their medals in the drawer and went on about their business," Father Mullowney said.
Father Kenney decided to become a priest while he was in the military.
In preparation for membership in the Josephite Society, which has its headquarters in Baltimore, Father Kenney studied at the Josephite preparatory seminary, Epiphany Apostolic College, in Newburgh, N.Y. He also studied at Mary Immaculate Novitiate, also in Newburgh, and St. Joseph Seminary in Washington.
Father Kenney was ordained as a Josephite priest in 1954 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. After ordination, he was assigned as assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church in Norfolk, Va.
Father Kenney is survived by a brother, Joseph Kenney, a retired Baltimore diocesan priest; and two sisters, Julia Schmidt of Owings Mills and Sophie Baldwin of Carbondale, Pa.
A vigil Mass will be offered at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph Manor, 911 W. Lake Ave., in Baltimore. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Manor.
White, Tanika. The Sun [Baltimore, Md] 07 Aug 2000:
The Rev. Martin F. Kenney, a retired Josephite priest and World War II veteran, died Friday of a heart attack at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 79.
Before his retirement in October 1997, Father Kenney lived in Donaldsonville, La., where he served on a team of priests providing substitute relief for Josephite pastors. That assignment culminated 43 years of parochial ministry.
During his priesthood, Father Kenney served most of his pastoral assignments at Josephite parishes in the South, including Norfolk, Va.; Beaumont, Texas; Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans; and Washington.
"You knew where he stood," said the Rev. Edward J. Mullowney of Baltimore, a friend and colleague. "If he saw any discrimination or prejudice, he'd stand up and tell them [the offenders] right to their faces. That was sometimes difficult for him in the South, but he didn't care. He just wouldn't tolerate it."
While in Biloxi, Father Kenney served as auxiliary chaplain at Keesler Air Force Base.
Father Kenney was born in Baltimore in 1920. He attended St. Cecelia Elementary School, which is now St. Ambrose School. He graduated from Calvert Hall College high school in 1938, and then spent two years at Loyola College.
During World War II, Father Kenney left Loyola to enlist in the U.S. Navy, where he served three years. He was assigned to the battleship U.S.S. Alabama in the Pacific fleet. As chief gunner's mate on the ship, he earned the lifelong nickname "Gunner."
Father Kenney didn't talk much about his time in the war, friends said.
"That generation came home from the war, put their medals in the drawer and went on about their business," Father Mullowney said.
Father Kenney decided to become a priest while he was in the military.
In preparation for membership in the Josephite Society, which has its headquarters in Baltimore, Father Kenney studied at the Josephite preparatory seminary, Epiphany Apostolic College, in Newburgh, N.Y. He also studied at Mary Immaculate Novitiate, also in Newburgh, and St. Joseph Seminary in Washington.
Father Kenney was ordained as a Josephite priest in 1954 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. After ordination, he was assigned as assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church in Norfolk, Va.
Father Kenney is survived by a brother, Joseph Kenney, a retired Baltimore diocesan priest; and two sisters, Julia Schmidt of Owings Mills and Sophie Baldwin of Carbondale, Pa.
A vigil Mass will be offered at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph Manor, 911 W. Lake Ave., in Baltimore. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Manor.
The Rev. Martin F. Kenney, a retired Josephite priest and World War II veteran, died Friday of a heart attack at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 79.
Before his retirement in October 1997, Father Kenney lived in Donaldsonville, La., where he served on a team of priests providing substitute relief for Josephite pastors. That assignment culminated 43 years of parochial ministry.
During his priesthood, Father Kenney served most of his pastoral assignments at Josephite parishes in the South, including Norfolk, Va.; Beaumont, Texas; Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans; and Washington.
"You knew where he stood," said the Rev. Edward J. Mullowney of Baltimore, a friend and colleague. "If he saw any discrimination or prejudice, he'd stand up and tell them [the offenders] right to their faces. That was sometimes difficult for him in the South, but he didn't care. He just wouldn't tolerate it."
While in Biloxi, Father Kenney served as auxiliary chaplain at Keesler Air Force Base.
Father Kenney was born in Baltimore in 1920. He attended St. Cecelia Elementary School, which is now St. Ambrose School. He graduated from Calvert Hall College high school in 1938, and then spent two years at Loyola College.
During World War II, Father Kenney left Loyola to enlist in the U.S. Navy, where he served three years. He was assigned to the battleship U.S.S. Alabama in the Pacific fleet. As chief gunner's mate on the ship, he earned the lifelong nickname "Gunner."
Father Kenney didn't talk much about his time in the war, friends said.
"That generation came home from the war, put their medals in the drawer and went on about their business," Father Mullowney said.
Father Kenney decided to become a priest while he was in the military.
In preparation for membership in the Josephite Society, which has its headquarters in Baltimore, Father Kenney studied at the Josephite preparatory seminary, Epiphany Apostolic College, in Newburgh, N.Y. He also studied at Mary Immaculate Novitiate, also in Newburgh, and St. Joseph Seminary in Washington.
Father Kenney was ordained as a Josephite priest in 1954 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. After ordination, he was assigned as assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church in Norfolk, Va.
Father Kenney is survived by a brother, Joseph Kenney, a retired Baltimore diocesan priest; and two sisters, Julia Schmidt of Owings Mills and Sophie Baldwin of Carbondale, Pa.
A vigil Mass will be offered at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph Manor, 911 W. Lake Ave., in Baltimore. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Manor.
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