William Charles Hennelly

Lebanon, Maine- William "Billy" Charles Hennelly, 50, of 194 Hubbard Road died Wednesday March 17, 2010 at his home. He was born Oct. 6, 1959 in Rochester NH the son of the late William "Buddy" and Madeleine (Levesque) Hennelly. A lifelong resident of this area, Billy was a graduate of Somersworth High School Class of 1977. He served proudly in the U.S. Navy on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga where he was deployed in the Mediterranean. Billy worked at Prime Tanning for many years and most recently worked for the past 10 years at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a boiler operator. He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church of Somersworth, NH and a member of the American Legion Post# 69 of Somersworth, NH. Billy's hobbies included hunting, fishing, waterskiing, and four wheeling. He especially loved spending his summers at the family cottage in Milton Three Ponds, but he most loved his three children, to whom he shared, and taught, his love for the great outdoors. Members of his family include his children, Ashley Hennelly of Berwick, ME, Shelby Hennelly and Buddy Hennelly both of Lebanon, ME.; brother, James Hennelly and Lori Folts of Somersworth, NH; his sisters, Kathleen Sessler and husband Rick of Strafford, NH, Maureen Michel and husband Dana, Susan Richardson, Mary Pat Hennelly and Cheryl Hansen all of Somersworth; nieces, Lindsay Michel, Mallory Michel and Morgan Rowell and husband Steve, aunts and uncles, Paul and Marge Hennelly of FL., and Peter and Rose Rutherford of MA., several cousins and numerous close friends. Family and friends may visit Sunday March 21, 2010 12:00- 4:00pm at the R. M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main Street, Rochester NH. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 11:00am at Holy Trinity Church, 404 High Street, Somersworth with Fr. Michael Taylor as celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery Somersworth, NH. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in his name may be made to the Brain Injury Association of NH, 109 North State Street, Ste 2, Concord, NH 03301.