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Diane Rose Kennedy
Of Arlington Heights
Diane Rose Kennedy was born December 21, 1955 in Menominee, Michigan to
Walter Robert and Norma Margaret (nee Dionne) Knoll. She passed away on
July 12, 2011.
Mrs. Kennedy was a Cub Scout Leader, a mother of two Eagle Scouts, a
School of Religion Teacher and an extraordinary Ministry of Communion
for shut-ins at St. James Church. She authored a booklet “How to Pray
the Rosary” and made and repaired hundreds of rosaries over the years.
She achieved a lifelong dream of a college degree with honors through
Harper Community College in 2007 and a BA with honors from Roosevelt
University in 2009. She sought a Masters in Written Communication from
National Louis University where she wrote “Gilda’s Ghost”, an award
winning piece on both of their battles with Ovarian cancer.
However, the most important elements of Diane’s life were her love of
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for His mystical body The Church, and
for His Mother, Mary ever Virgin.
She is survived by her husband of 25 years, David Kennedy, whom she
married April 11, 1986 in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin; her children, Erik
Kennedy of Seattle, WA, and Austin Kennedy of Dayton, OH; and her sister
Rita (Jeff) Rupert of Marinette, WI.
Diane was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM, Friday, July 15, 2011 at the
Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks
south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights. Prayers 9:15 AM, Saturday, at
the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., to St. James Church, 831 N. Arlington
Heights Rd., Arlington Heights for Mass at 10:00 AM. Interment is at All
Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines.
The Kennedy Family welcomes flowers or memorial contributions to The
Carmelite Monastery, 1101 N. River Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016.
Glueckert Funeral Home
(847) 253-0168
1520 North Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004