SANBORNVILLE – Robert J. Kennedy, 74, passed away peacefully at home on June 2, 2017 with his loving wife by his side.

He was born in Rochester, NH on March 10, 1943 the son of Joseph and Loretta Kennedy.  He was raised in Somersworth, NH and graduated from Somersworth High School in 1961.  He also attended Plymouth Teachers College.

He was in the U.S. Army Reserves for many years and worked for various banks and retiring from the University of NH.  For the past ten years he had been employed by Walgreens, in Dover, where he enjoyed his contact with the customers and his fellow workers.

Bob enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, and loved local stock car racing at White Mountain Motorsports Park and NASCAR racing.  He was also an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan as well as a lover of birds and animals.

He is survived by his wife, Mary T. (Terry) Kennedy and his stepson Richard (Rick) Miller, Jr. of Rumney, NH, a daughter Gerri-Ann Vining and her husband Michael of Dover, NH.  His grandchildren, Richard (Richy) and Adrianna (Addy) Miller and Alicia and Ashley Vining.

Services: Calling hours are 5-7pm, Monday, June 12, 2017, at Bernier Funeral Home, 49 South Street, Somersworth.  A memorial mass will take place Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 10am, at St. Martin Church of St Ignatius of Loyola Parish, 120 Maple Street, Somersworth. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the NH Audubon Society, NH Audubon, Attn: Annual Fund, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH 03301, www.nhaudubon.org . NH Humane Society, 1305 Meredith Center Rd., Laconia, NH, 03246, www.nhumane.org . Online condolences may be made by visiting www.bernierfuneralhome.net . Care for the Kennedy family has been entrusted to the Bernier Funeral Home.