She attended and graduated from Bogota High School. She married William Kennedy on June 29, 1952.
Celeste had a career in Data Processing for Manley Data Processing and had a passion for bingo, puzzles and reading.
She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Carlin and Eileen and her husband, Alfred Killinger; grandchildren, Maureen and her husband, Michael Trepicchio, Michael W. and his wife, Kelly Carlin, Kevin Carlin, Lt Col. (Dr.) Amanda Killinger, USAF and her husband, Matthew Marks, and Daniel and his wife, Allison Killinger; great grandchildren, Kennedy and Madison Trepicchio, Henry Carlin, Patrick Carlin, Charlie and Sydney Marks, Ethan and Callum Killinger. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Kennedy.