Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Kelly , Rose Alison July 1, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Kelly, Rose Alison     
1942 - 2005 
 
Rose Alison Kelly 
Services: Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 

Rose Alison Kelly, who in 1959 co-founded Bakersfields first non-
denominational private school, Millrose School, passed away July 1, 2005, at 
the age of 84, after a lengthy illness. Born in San Francisco, she graduated 
from UCLA with her twin sister, Louise, in 1942. She moved to Kern County and 
taught for a short time in Buttonwillow. An opportunity to travel and teach 
took her to South America. For seven years she was a teacher and supervisor of 
schools in Venezuela for the Creole Petroleum Corporation, returning to 
Bakersfield in 1953. For over 50 years she served in the Bakersfield City 
School District, teaching at various junior high and elementary schools, 
including Washington Jr. High, where she spent the majority of her career. 
Although Millrose School closed in 1966, it afforded her the opportunity to 
develop progressive reading programs that she used throughout the rest of her 
career. Even after retiring, she continued to devote countless hours as a 
volunteer reading tutor until 2004. Both reading and music were important in 
her life. She conducted the Glee Club at several schools where she taught, and 
also offered private piano lessons. She was quoted in The Californian as 
saying: Books and music enrich our lives. Books take you wherever you wish to 
go. There is no end to the journey. She will be greatly missed by her family, 
many friends, colleagues, and former students. She is survived by her son, 
Robert and daughter-in-law, Terry from Los Angeles; her niece, Heidi Hughey of 
St. Louis; her nephews, Michael Branstetter of Monterey and Scott Branstetter 
of La Jolla. There will be a gathering to celebrate her life on Sunday, August 
28. For further information, please call (661) 872-4159. 

Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 7/31/2005.  


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