Florence Kennedy
1921 - 2015 (94 years)-
Name Florence Kennedy [1, 2, 3] Birth 21 Jul 1921 Pennsylvania 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Death 23 Oct 2015 Bonita Springs, Florida Burial West Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America [4] Person ID I81446 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Vincent Timothy Kennedy, b. 8 Jun 1894, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jan 1957, Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Age 62 years) Relationship natural Mother Rose Louise Bialogowicz, b. 30 Aug 1894, Plymouth Luz, Pennsylvania d. 1 Jul 1979, Hollywood, Florida (Age 84 years) Relationship natural Marriage 26 Dec 1917 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Family ID F26761 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Charles Aloysius McCarthy, b. 2 Mar 1915 d. 8 Jul 1967 (Age 52 years) Marriage 1948 Family ID F27380 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Family 2 Neuman O Sledd, b. 11 Oct 1902 d. 20 Jun 1973 (Age 70 years) Marriage 1969 Family ID F27390 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Newspaper Obituary - November 8, 2015 Citrus County Chronicle - Florence McCarthy (Kennedy) Sledd (1921 - 2015) - Florence Kennedy McCarthy Sledd, formerly of Homosassa, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2015, at Joann's House, Hope Hospice, Bonita Springs, Florida. She was 94. Mrs. Sledd was born in Plymouth Pennsylvania on July 21, 1921, to Vincent J. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Bialogowicz Kennedy. Florence graduated from Plymouth High School in 1938. She worked at the Sears Roebuck and Company in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, where she met and married Charles McCarthy in 1948. The couple lived in Trenton, New Jersey, until Mr. McCarthy retired in 1958 when they moved to Hollywood, Florida. Mr. McCarthy passed away in 1964. Florence worked at Hollywood Vo-Tech School in Hollywood, Florida, and in 1966 married Neuman O. Sledd. Mr. Sledd passed away in 1971. Florence was a strong woman who not only cared for both of her husbands prior to their deaths, but also cared for her mother for 25 years. Florence moved to Sugarmill Woods in Homosassa, Florida, in 1978, where she was an avid bridge player and golfer for many years. She was a faithful member of the Homosassa United Methodist Church and Women's Circles until moving to Estero in 2012. Florence was also a member of the Sugarmill Woods Women's Club for many years. Mrs. Sledd moved to Estero, Florida, in 2012. The family is very grateful to the lovely people from Hope Hospice for keeping Florence as comfortable as possible during her last several months. Florence was preceded in death by brother Vincent J. Kennedy, Jr. Mrs. Sledd is survived by niece Rosemary Kennedy Cicak and husband, Steve Cicak, several cousins and friends. Florence was a friend to many and always received over 100 cards on her birthdays from those friends. A memorial service is being planned in Pennsylvania in July. Donations in memory of Florence may be made to Hope Hospice, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908.
- Newspaper Obituary - November 8, 2015 Citrus County Chronicle - Florence McCarthy (Kennedy) Sledd (1921 - 2015) - Florence Kennedy McCarthy Sledd, formerly of Homosassa, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2015, at Joann's House, Hope Hospice, Bonita Springs, Florida. She was 94. Mrs. Sledd was born in Plymouth Pennsylvania on July 21, 1921, to Vincent J. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Bialogowicz Kennedy. Florence graduated from Plymouth High School in 1938. She worked at the Sears Roebuck and Company in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, where she met and married Charles McCarthy in 1948. The couple lived in Trenton, New Jersey, until Mr. McCarthy retired in 1958 when they moved to Hollywood, Florida. Mr. McCarthy passed away in 1964. Florence worked at Hollywood Vo-Tech School in Hollywood, Florida, and in 1966 married Neuman O. Sledd. Mr. Sledd passed away in 1971. Florence was a strong woman who not only cared for both of her husbands prior to their deaths, but also cared for her mother for 25 years. Florence moved to Sugarmill Woods in Homosassa, Florida, in 1978, where she was an avid bridge player and golfer for many years. She was a faithful member of the Homosassa United Methodist Church and Women's Circles until moving to Estero in 2012. Florence was also a member of the Sugarmill Woods Women's Club for many years. Mrs. Sledd moved to Estero, Florida, in 2012. The family is very grateful to the lovely people from Hope Hospice for keeping Florence as comfortable as possible during her last several months. Florence was preceded in death by brother Vincent J. Kennedy, Jr. Mrs. Sledd is survived by niece Rosemary Kennedy Cicak and husband, Steve Cicak, several cousins and friends. Florence was a friend to many and always received over 100 cards on her birthdays from those friends. A memorial service is being planned in Pennsylvania in July. Donations in memory of Florence may be made to Hope Hospice, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908.
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Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date:1930 Residence place: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania - [S346] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2069; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0187; Image: 964.0; FHL microfilm: 2341803.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72830561/florence-mccarthy-mccarthy
- [S875] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2069;Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 964.0; FHL microfilm: 2341803.