Molly Colleen McKenna

McKenna, Molly Colleen 43, Portland, Oregon. "Tearfulness and profanity"- this was the subject line of the email that Molly sent out to people letting them know of her diagnosis of lung cancer just over a year ago. It sums up her approach not only to cancer, but to life. Molly Colleen McKenna was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, May 4, 1972. She died in Portland, Oregon, February 7, 2016, seventeen years to the day after her father, David William McKenna. Molly grew up in Fairmont and Roseville. She attended The Blake School, Class of '90, and then Stanford University earning a degree in Psychology ('94). She received her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Molly is survived by her husband, Ted Batt, sons Simon Michael Batt & Milo David Batt; mother, Rebecca McKenna (Jane Ellis); sister, Emily McKenna (Nick Stocco); and nephew, Ian McKenna Stocco. Ironically, before her diagnosis, most of Molly's family moved to the Portland area from Minneapolis. They were all there for the last year of Molly's life and now to be a family with Ted and the boys. A celebration of life is scheduled for Sunday, March 13, 2016, from 2:00 - 5:00 at McMenamin's Edgefield, Troutdale, OR. This will be a time for sharing and storytelling all afternoon. A formal sharing of thoughts will commence around 3:00.

Published on February 14, 2016