Leo J. Kelly 1914-2007

MORGAN, KELLY, DREW, BODEEN, CARR, MONTAGUE

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/6/2007 at 09:10:37

Leo J. Kelly

Leo J. Kelly, age 92, passed peaceably away of natural causes Monday, Feb. 26, 2007 at 1 a.m. at Mercy Medical Center in Dyersville. Latin Requiem High Funeral Mass for Leo will be celebrated by Monsignor Ed Petty Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m. at the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Dyersville. His burial services will be in Charles City on the same day at 1:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, and he will be buried next to his wife, Genevieve, and granddaughters Kelly and Heather.

The funeral transportation route from Dyersville to Charles City will be Hwy. 20 to Cedar Falls to Hwy. 58 to Hwy. 218 to Charles City and the procession will stop at Leo's home of 40 years for five minutes and then proceed to Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. There will be a dinner on the same day of the funeral and burial sponsored by Leo's family for friends and relatives at the VFW, 1505 North Grande Avenue, Charles City, starting at 4 p.m.

Wake services will be from 3-7 p.m. Friday, March 2 at 722 7th Avenue SE in Dyersville, home of Michael P. Kelly.

Leo J. was born July 3, 1914 to John and Rose (Morgan) Kelly in New Albin. After graduating from Iowa State University with a degree in Creamery Management, Leo served in the Navy during WW II from March 1942 to December 1945. He married Genevieve Drew December 4, 1943 and together they had eight children.

In addition to managing creameries, Leo owned the bowling alley in New Hampton from 1950-1957. After selling the bowling alley in 1957, he managed the Nashua creamery from 1957-1977, moving his family to Charles City in 1958. Subsequent to the closing of the Nashua Creamery in 1977, Leo worked in sales management for Farm-a-Con. During retirement, he worked at All-States and then at his sons' company, Circle Computer Resources, Cedar Rapids, as chief cook and bottle washer until spring 2005.

Leo J's first love was Genevieve, his wife, and children; his second was the Green Bay Packers. Leo J. would like to be remembered as one of the "Last of the Old Time Buttermakers". He attended, on a regular basis, the Sunday Archdioceses of Dubuque Latin Mass at Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Dyersville.

Survivors include his children, Timothy of Wyoming, Kathleen of Scottsdale, AZ, Kevin of Longmont, CO, Nelly (Randy) Bodeen of Mason City, Michael (Gloria) of Dyersville, Patrick of Cedar Rapids, Christopher (Brenda) of Marion, and Maryellen Carr of Charles City; 27 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Kenneth (Fran) of Walnut Creek, CA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve in 1977, granddaughters Kelly and Heather in 1989, and a sister, Helen Montague.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville.

Waukon Standard newspaper, February 28, 2007