Richard Allen Kennedy, 79 of Jacobsburg, Ohio died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Heartland Lansing Nursing Home.
He was born January 26, 1937 in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of the late Arthur Kennedy and Josephine Tedeschi Kennedy.
He was a retired crane operator from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel's Yorkville Plant, a U.S. Air force veteran, a Pentecostal by faith, and a life member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Surviving are two children, Rick (Mary Kaye) Kennedy of Hilliard, Ohio and Debbie (Randy) Street of Jacobsburg; three grandchildren, Jaysen Yoho, Brianna Yoho, and Kayleigh Adkins; four great grandchildren, Ryder Yoho, Nathan Garry, Cardyn McGlade, and Bayne Adkins.
Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Sunday from 1 p.m. until time of service at 4 p.m. with Rev. Gerald Blon officiating.
A private committal service will be held at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5555 Frantz Rd., Dublin, Ohio 43017 of at www.cancer.org