Dennis John KELLY

KELLY, LAUGHLIN, CRIPE, ECKERMAN, FLATTERY, LAURENT, LEMORE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:44

Dennis John Kelly
September 9, 1881 ---- May 3, 1971

Burial services here for D. J. Kelly
Graveside rites were held at Calvary Cemetery Wednesday morning for Dennis J. Kelly, 89, of Vincent. Mr. Kelly died Monday morning at the Marian Home in Fort Dodge following a short illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at St. Joseph's Church in Duncombe.

He is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons: John of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Timothy of Dallas, Tex.; Mrs. Francis Laughlin (Leila) of Van Nuys, Calif.; Mrs. Genevieve Cripe, Fresno, Calif.; Mrs. Mark Eckerman, Newell and Mrs. Maurice Flattery of Vincent. He is also survived by 31 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Laurent, of Vincent.

Mr. Kelly was born in Webster City and for a number of years he farmed near there, then was a rural mail carrier and an employee of Webster County. He was a member of the Eagle Grove Council Knights of Columbus.

Eagle Grove Eagle -- Eagle Grove, Iowa
May 6, 1971

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[In 1918, he married Mary E. LeMire at Houghton, Michigan]