Genesee County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kelly, Frank Leopold June 6, 1957
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Flint Journal
In Loving Memory of
KELLY--Frank Leopold Kelly, 2526 Lawndale Ave, age 63, died Monday, June 3, 
1957, at Hurley Hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. 
Thursday, June 6, 1957, from the Colonial Chapel, Riegle Funeral Home, 2417 
Saginaw St., Rev. Charles Pausley officiating.  Burial in Sunset Hills 
Cemetery.  Mr. Kelly will remain in the funeral home.  Family request that 
flowers be omitted.  Kindly donate to the Cancer Fund.  He was born in Rush 
Lake, Minnesota, Dec. 16, 1893, and lived in Flint for the last 40 years.  He 
married in Yankton, South Dakota, August 26, 1915. He was employed at the 
Buick Motor Division Plant No. 12 for the last 39 years.  Surviving are; wife 
Stella; 3 daughters, Mrs. Ruth Wernette of Davison, Mrs. Marguerite DeRyke of 
Tarzana, California; Miss Dorothy Kelly at home; 3 sons, Donald of Pontiac, 
Robert of Flint, Earl of Columbus, Ohio; 8 grandchildren; Brother George Kelly 
of Perham, Minn.; sister, Mrs. Cecilia Carlson of Des Moines, Iowa.


Additional Comments:
Frank Kelly granduated from Aiken High School in Minnesota where he played on 
the Central Minnesota State Championship basketball team in 1909 and 1910. He 
went on to play football, baseball, and basketball at Columbus College in 
Chamberlain, South Dakota from 1911-1914.  After moving to Flint he took night 
classes to become a tool and die man for Buick.  He was very active in sports 
in the Flint area where he officiated some of the big games of that era.  His 
sons Don and Earl both were class A all state basketball players for Flint 
Northern High School.  Earl Kelly, Franks son,  lead Flint Northern to a State 
Championship in 1936 and his team was inducted into the Flint Sports Hall of 
Fame.  Earl went on to play football at Ohio State and played semi pro 
basketball in the Ohio area.  Don was also a great basketball player and 
athlete who was selected to the class A all state team twice.  His team at 
Flint JC went on to play in the regional finals and Don lead the league in 
scoring at 21 ppg.  Don lead CMU in rebounding in 1953/54 and led CMU to one 
of its few victories over the University of Michigan.  So I guess Frank, the 
Minnesota boy who played on a State Championship Team when he was in the 
eighth grade (1909), could say he passed on his love of sport to his family.

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