BELFAST — Ellen Christine Kenney, 99, died peacefully on September 23, 2026, at a local extended care facility. She was born in Bowdoin on May 26, 1927, the daughter of James and Madalyn (Starbird) Abram. She was the wife of the late Alton Kenney.

Ellen’s working years included employment as a telephone operator for the telephone company in Bangor and as a front-end manager at Hannaford in Belfast.

She was an active member of the Daughters of the Nile of Anah Shrine and the Waldo County Anah Shrine Club, the Order of the Eastern Star and Sunshine Club, Waldo County Extension, and the Waldo County Hospital Aide in Belfast. She was also a communicant of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Belfast, where she served as a former Junior and Senior Warden and as a Past President of the Women of St. Margaret’s.

Ellen enjoyed knitting, volunteering, singing with the River City Harmonizers, and watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren participate in sports. She especially cherished the time spent with her family and friends.

Ellen was predeceased by her husband, Alton, in 2015; three brothers; and two sisters.

She is survived by her daughter, Dalenne Gray and her husband, David, of Swanville; grandchildren, Kevin Gray and Melissa Gray; great-grandchildren, Danica Gray, Landon Gray, Annabelle Fisk, Chance Fisk, and Nathan Gray; two very close cousins, Gale Brewer and Joyce Moore and her family; and by many special friends.

A memorial service will be held oOctober 9, 2026, at 1 p.m., at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 95 Court Street, Belfast.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Shriners Children’s Hospital at www.donate.shriners.org, or to the Daughters of the Nile Foundation, which partners with Shriners Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts. Checks may be mailed to Alice Stitson, 1088 Hill Road, Clinton, ME 04927.

Condolences may be shared at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com.

Arrangements are under the care of Long Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9 Mountain Street, Camden.