Bill waltzed into the love of his life, Maureen Lardner, at the Irish dance hall, Jaegerhaus in Washington Heights. Maureen was from Ballinderry, in the county Galway, Ireland. Bill and Maureen married on June 11, 1960. They were happily married for 36 years and settled in the Irish neighborhood of Inwood within the parish of Good Shepherd. It was there that Maureen and Bill lovingly raised their four children and became active members of the Good Shepherd community. Bill was a metal polisher by trade and a member of the local 8a-28a metal union where he served as shop steward. Throughout his career he worked on some of New York’s most iconic buildings.
Sadly, Maureen passed away in their 36th year of marriage in March, 1997. Bill had a love & devotion to his wife that lasted up until the day he died. "I've had the best, who needs the rest" was a quote he often used when referring to his beloved wife.
Bill was affectionately known as “Sarge” by the boys of Inwood he coached with Good Shepherd's Gaelic Football Club. Bill led them to many memories of minor GAA championships. The hills of Inwood still have the marks of the boys’ cleats from training. Bill was a proud member of the Kerry Hurlers where he won a junior medal. He was known to have a larger than life personality & many witty one liners.
Bill is survived by his loving children Mary Keane and her husband Sean, Michael McKenna and his wife Kathleen, William J. McKenna and his wife Susan, and Patrick McKenna and his wife Kellie. He is also survived by his cherished grandchildren John and his wife Nicole, Skyler, James, Mike, Kara, Kevin and his wife Amber, Katherine and Timothy and one great granddaughter Fiona Claire. He is also survived by his brother Patrick McKenna, his wife Rita, his nephew Darren and by many extended family members and friends both here and abroad.
Bill Mckenna was surely “Some man for one man!”
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2021 from 2-7PM at Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, Suffern, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10AM on Monday, September 20th at Sacred Heart Church, Suffern, NY with burial to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY.
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