Obituary of Eugenia I. Kennedy

Eugenia I. Kennedy, 95, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Eugenia was a long-time resident of Bear Creek Senior Living in Colorado Springs. Eugenia was born to Dr. Francis and Edith Kennedy on June 8, 1925, in Norton, Kansas. She was born third of four Kennedy children: brothers Francis and Joseph, and younger sister, Rosalie. She attended both grade school and high school in Norton, graduating from Norton Community High School in 1943. She was delighted to have participated in the Norton High school 50th reunion in 1993 to reconnect with many of her classmates. Eugenia earned a baccalaureate degree in business from the University of Colorado. She enjoyed playing the clarinet as a member of the university marching band. After graduation she remained in Denver and worked as a civil servant for the United States Airforce practicing accounting for over thirty-five years. Eventually her sister Rosalie moved to Colorado to be close to Eugenia. Eugenia liked nothing better than socializing with family and friends and attending church events in the community. She always enjoyed good company, a great steak and a highball, followed by a fudge sundae. Her nieces and nephews will remember her as the sweet aunt that always sent a five-pound box of Michelle’s chocolates every Christmas, thus perpetuating the Kennedy sweet-tooth. Eugenia was an avid football fan of the Denver Broncos and was known to get quite verbal during games. She was a strong, independent woman, decades ahead of society and a future time when women would achieve equality. She never sugar-coated anything, spoke her mind freely, and we all appreciated (and expected) that quality in her. Surviving Eugenia is nephew, Joseph Kennedy and his wife JoLee of Phoenix; nephews John and Jim Kennedy of St. Louis; niece Kathy Kennedy Britton and her husband Randy of Union, Missouri; five great nieces and nephews, and nine great-great nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held at Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home in Norton, Kansas, on Saturday, March 13, 2021, from 11 a.m. to noon, followed immediately by a graveside mass at Norton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting a tree be planted or donated in Eugenia’s name. Please go to: https://onetreeplanted.org/collections/united-states and select the state of Colorado. The Kennedy family would like to extend their appreciation to all the caregivers at Colorado Springs Bear Creek Senior Living, for their loving care throughout her many years at the facility, as well as Interim Hospice for their end-of-life care and transition support. And to Cocoa the therapy dog, thank you for the puppy love. We know you made peace with Eugenia when you said goodbye.