Kelly, Eugene William -- 1929 - 2001

OBRIEN, KELLY, HALL, NATION, BOREK, KEEFE

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Date: 7/6/2010 at 16:48:23

Decorah Public Opinion, Tuesday, July 10,2001

Eugene William Kelly

Eugene William Kelly, 71, of Decorah, and formerly of Houston, Texas, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah.

There was no visitation, as the body was cremated.

A Memorial Service Mass will be held Wednesday, July 11 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah, with the Rev. Gary Krapfl officiating.

Alan Sensor will be the organist. Joan Schissel will be the cantor. Congregational hymns include "Here I Am Lord", "On Eagle's Wings", "Amazing Grace", and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling".

Interment will be in St. Bridget's Catholic Cemetery, rural Bluffton. The Fjelstul Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Eugene William Kelly was born Aug. 23, 1929 in Decorah, the son of William John and Lucille (O'Brien) Kelly.

He graduated from Decorah High School in the class of 1947.

After graduation, he was accepted as an employee of the F.B.I. in Washington, D.C., where he worked for three years.

He then worked in furniture sales for many years.

He had been a resident of the Aase Haugen Home since July 27, 2000.

Survivors include his four children: David (Sherry) Kelly and Shawn (Melinda) Kelly, all of Spring, Texas; Sarah (David) Hall of Winter Spring, Fla.; and Maggie (Jeff) Nation of Dallas, Texas; 10 grandchildren, and one great granddaughter; one brother, Terry (Alice) Kelly of Denver, Colo.; one sister, Martha Borek of Mountlake Terrace, Wash., one sister-in-law, Katie Kelly of Decorah; two aunts, Mary O'Brien and Marcella Keefe, both of Decorah and several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Pauline Breda of Houston, Texas.

Eugene William Kelly was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Lucille Kelly and one brother, David Kelly.

Transcribed by an IA GenWeb Volunteer from obituaries found in the Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society Library, Cresco, Iowa.