Kenneth W. Stickney, 96, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on Thursday, October 20, 2022. He was the husband of Olive M. (Anderson) Stickney.
Born in Milford, MA raised in West Roxbury, son of the late Lloyd and Marion (Wheelock) Stickney, he lived in Fairhaven before moving to Mattapoisett in 1957.
Kenneth worked as Chief Chemist for Fibre Leather Manufacturing for 43 years before retirement. He received the Keel Award, Zeimetz Award, a plaque from the Board of Selectmen, for 30 years of community service. He sang in the Wanderers, the Mattapoisett Congregational Church Choir, and the Sippican Choral Society. He volunteered for the New Bedford Soup Kitchen for many years. He enjoyed bowling in the league at Bowlmor where the Standard-Times featured him in 2 articles. He was the secretary treasurer for the MIT alumni club.
Kenneth served proudly in the U.S. Army during WWII.
Survivors include his wife Olive; and his children, Dana P. Stickney of Mattapoisett and Jill D. Stickney of Wolfeboro, NH.
His Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 28, 2022 at 2 pm in the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church St., Mattapoisett. His burial will take place privately at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Market Ministries New Bedford.
