Virginia B. McKenney

April 17, 1923 - September 22, 2018

Virginia (Bottecelli) McKenney, Linden, MI (formerly Holly) died Saturday, September 22, 2018 surrounded by family. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 am Thursday, September 27 at St. Rita Parish, Holly, MI. Father Peter Etzel, S.J. and Father David Blazek will be officiating. Visitation will be held 2-9 PM Wednesday at Dryer Funeral Home, 101 First Street, Holly, MI with Rosary prayers at 5 PM. Virginia was born in Fenton, MI to Joseph and Agnes Bottecelli, April 17, 1923. After graduating from Fenton High School in 1940, Virginia attended and was graduated from St. Lawrence School of Nursing in Lansing, Michigan. Virginia married Robert A. McKenney on September 22, 1945. The couple moved to Holly in 1951 where Robert and Virginia raised their six children, and worked together in their home and at Robert’s law office for decades. Virginia cherished each of the more than one hundred extended Bottecelli family members. Virginia is survived by her husband Robert, children Michael (Kathy) McKenney of Durand, Patrick (Susan) McKenney of Holly, Maureen (David) White of Webster NY, Thomas (Jane) McKenney of Holly, Timothy (Marianne) of Carrollton, TX, eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Virginia was preceded in death by her son, Father William Gerard McKenney, S.J. Memorial donations may be made to Red Cloud Indian School. www.dryerfuneralhomeholly.com