Rosemarie Elaine Kenna

Rosemarie (LeBeau) Kenna was born in Chicago on June 6, 1934. She was the second child of Maurice & Aurore LeBeau. She had a brother Ronald (deceased), and two sisters, Noella (deceased) and Elaine Hewitt (Tom).

She attended 12 years of Catholic school and was an active faithful Catholic.

In 1953 she married Richard G. Lange and they had six children, Rick, Cheryl, Jeffrey, Denise, Gary and Nancy.

Richard passed away, and in 1974 Rosemarie married Edward Kenna and he and his daughter Kathleen joined the family. Rosemarie became a loving and devoted wife to Ed, and a loving mother to Kathy.

The family lived for 7 years in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. In 1981 Ed was transferred to California and the family moved to Mission Viejo. Eventually all except the oldest son Rick moved to California. Her children married and the family grew. Rosemarie and Ed were blessed with 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Rosemarie and Ed celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on April 7th, 2019.

Rosemarie was a volunteer raising money for the Segerstrom Performing Arts Center, serving both as chairperson of a single chapter, as well as area chairperson for a larger group. She served on the mailing committee at St. Kilian, and also volunteered at the Women’s Wellness Center at Mission Hospital from its opening, until she was forced by illness to retire last year.

Friends and acquaintances alike all describe Rosemarie as friendly, open hearted, and always willing and available to help anyone in need. Rosemarie will be deeply missed by her husband Ed, seven children, and many friends.

Special note from the family:

In lieu of flowers, donations to one of the following would be greatly appreciated:

Alzheimer’s Orange County

2515 McCabe Way, Suite 200

Irvine, CA 92614 www.alzoc.org

OR

Vocational Visions

26041 Pala

Mission Viejo, CA 92691 www.vocationalvisions.org