Doris M. McKenna

Doris M. McKenna, 92, long time resident of Bethlehem and Littleton, NH died peacefully at the Lafayette Center, Franconia, NH on Saturday January 21, 2012.

The only child born to Vincent M. Pepper and Elva Baker Pepper on June 8, 1919 in Beverly, Ma. She lived her early years in Salem, Mass and graduated from Salem High School in 1935 at the remarkable age of 16. She lived in New Jersey and Florida before settling in Bethlehem, NH in 1951. She married William "Bill" McKenna on April 25, 1957. She enjoyed traveling and made many trips to Nova Scotia to do her family genealogy. She worked many years for Police Chief Howard Sanborn as a police dispatcher for the Town of Bethlehem and also as Reservations Manager for Mittersill Inn, Franconia, NH. She and her late husband, Bill owned a bus service for 19 years providing transportation for the students of Bethlehem. She was very proud that she drove the bus all those years accident free.

Doris held offices in many organizations including The Bethlehem Catholic Women's Club, the Bethlehem PTA, The Neighborly Club, The Twentieth Century Club, The Bethlehem School Board, The Rebekahs, The Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and The King Richard III Society. She was an avid reader, loved to cook, was an accomplished piano player, and was deeply interested in the Betty and Barney Hill UFO Encounter. She loved to talk politics and the many accomplishments of her beloved grandchildren. She was very strong willed and never afraid to make her opinion known.

Doris is survived by daughters Marjorie Green of Fairlee, VT and Vero Beach, FL and Mary McKenna Mason of Littleton, NH; grandchildren Robert Barry of Bow, NH, Amy Perry of Bradford, VT, Kate Rice of Centreville, VA, James Mason and Kelly Mason both of Littleton, NH and great-granddaughters Katie & Suzie Barry of Bow, NH.

She was predeceased by her husband, William "Bill" McKenna, August 1983, her daughters Kathleen McKenna Rice, July 1987 and Julia Moser Schenholm, May 2003.

SERVICES - At Doris' request there will be no funeral services. There will be a cemetery service in Bethlehem on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at a time to be announced.

Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Phaneuf Funeral Home and Crematorium. For more information, please visit our website at www.pillsburyphaneuf.com.