Debra "Debbie" McKenna

August 18, 1955 - June 6, 2020

Debra (Debbie) McKenna, 64 of Marietta, GA passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 after a long courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Debbie is survived by her husband, John McKenna, daughter, Caitlin McKenna, mother, Gloria Alba, and brother, Danny Alba. She is preceded in death by her father, Dominick Alba. Debbie was born on August 18, 1955 in Jersey City, NJ. She grew up in Dumont, NJ, where she met and married her husband, John on October 11, 1980. Debbie and John later moved to Atlanta, where Debbie worked as a sales coordinator for 15 years at Kids II. Debbie loved making those around her laugh and always thought of others before herself. Some of her greatest memories were yearly trips with her husband, John to Bar Harbor, Maine. Debbie was a fighter and lived so presently and gracefully up until her final breaths. She will forever remain in our hearts. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, June 11th at 2PM at the Catholic Church of St. Ann in Marietta, GA – 4905 Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30062. For those who will not be able to attend, her service will be streaming online through the church’s website. In leu of flowers, please make a donation to the Lustgarten Foundation (www.lustgarten.org), which supports pancreatic cancer research.