Maureen K. Rissell

Maureen Patricia (Kenny) Rissell, 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2023, under the care of Hospice, following a sudden brief illness. Maureen was born on May 5, 1943, to Irene (Mason) Kenny and Joseph Kiernan Kenny in Waterbury, CT. Maureen graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury, CT in 1961, and attended Georgian Court College in Lakewood, NJ.

Maureen married Robert George (Bob) Rissell on July 5, 1966 and they lived in Silver Spring, MD, where Maureen worked as an Elementary School Teacher. Maureen and Bob moved to Pennsylvania, where she spent remainder of her life raising her family of four daughters. While raising her daughters, Maureen wrote articles for the local newspaper and worked several jobs outside of the home. In 1992, Maureen decided to pursue a new career and was trained as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Maureen enjoyed her last career and retired as the Activities Director at Adult Care of Chester County for 15 years, where she brought laughter and fun into the days of her “folks”.

Maureen was happiest when she was with her family. She loved entertaining at her home, and hosted many family gatherings with style, warmth, and grace. She loved to cook, tend to her gardens, and grow her own vegetables, flowers, and trees. She loved music, reading all genres of literature and poetry and collected artwork. She enjoyed the beach and traveling, and Maureen was fortunate to makes trips to Ireland where she explored her family history and meeting her cousin, Mary Kenny, of the Kenny Family Farm in Ballydangan, County Roscommon, and noted that Ireland felt “like home”.

Maureen leaves behind her daughters, Kathleen Trupe (Troy) of Narvon, PA, Kerry Beck (Willard) of Landenberg, PA, Colleen Hannum (Eric) of Mortonville, PA, and Kellen Rissell Sobiech of Gap, PA; grandchildren Shannon Colleen and Daniel Ryan Sobiech, and Cara Kathleen and Anna Maureen Hannum; sisters Karen Hauserman, Joan Kenny Gallucci, and Susan Kenny Silleck (Tom); and brother David Kenny (Sue) as well as many in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends, all of whom she loved beyond measure. Maureen will be reunited in Heaven with her husband, Bob, their beloved dog, Tucker, and her parents, Irene and Joe Kenny.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on  Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:30 AM at the St. Malachi Roman Catholic Church, 76 St. Malachi Road, Cochranville, PA 19330. Friends and family are also invited to attend visitation at the Church from 9:30 AM until the start of the service. Interment will take place in the adjoining cemetery following the service.

For those unable to attend the service a live stream will be provided. To watch the live stream the day of the service please click HERE.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Maureen’s name to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. To make a donation please click HERE.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be made at www.wildefuneralhome.com