Margaret "Jean" Kennedy, 101, of New Castle, PA, formerly of Mahoningtown, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, July 6, 2019, in UPMC Jameson Hospital.

Mrs. Kennedy was born March 29, 1918, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Paul L. and Margaret A. (Campbell) Humphrey. She was a lifelong area resident and attended New Castle schools.

Jean retired from Troutman's Department Store, New Castle, where she worked in the office for 20 years.  During the late 1930's, she was employed by Johnson Bronze, New Castle, where she met her beloved husband, James W. Kennedy. The two were married July 13, 1940, and together enjoyed 38 years of marriage prior to his passing on March 20, 1978.

Jean was a member of Savannah United Methodist Church, Shenango Twp.

She was also member of The Order of the Eastern Star and Past Worthy High Priestess of Martha Shrine 13, New Castle; and a member of the Wimodausis Club, Grove City Shrine 53.

An avid reader, she also enjoyed playing cards and bowling. Most notably, Jean was a kind woman whom loved spending time with others and was undoubtedly a "people person."

She is survived by a son, Paul W. (Patricia) Kennedy, of Rector, PA; four grandchildren, Sheila Smith, of Fostoria, OH; Teresa (Mark) Dickson, of Lancaster, PA; Judd (Mary Grace) Kennedy, of Washington D.C.; and Laura Kennedy, also Washington D.C.; five great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; a special nephew, Robert "Pete" (Karen) Peterson, The Villages, FL; and a special great nephew, Paul Lamison, Chagrin Falls, OH.

In addition to her parents and husband, Jean was preceded in death by her son, Richard Kennedy; her step-mother, Helen Crooks Ricker Humphrey; four sisters, Nellie Humphrey, Anna Belle McPherson, Pauline Peterson Bailey, and Dorothy Cook Dinsmore; a brother, Frank Humphrey; and two step brothers, Robert and Richard Ricker.

Calling hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday (7-11-19) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 111 W. Falls St., New Castle.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday (7-12-19) in the funeral home, with Rev. Michael Long, officiating.

Interment will follow in Valley View Cemetery, Mahoningtown.