Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kelley, Dorothea M. 2014 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com June 26, 2015, 5:47 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, March 8, 2014 Dorothea M. (Smith) Kelley, age 87, of Ionia, passed away March 7, 2014 in Ionia. She was born February 17, 1927 in Westphalia the daughter of Bernard and Anna (Schaffer) Smith. Dorothea married Richard Kelley on September 27th, 1950 in Portland. She worked as a Teacher’s Aide at SS Peter and Paul Catholic School and several years at 1 Hour Cleaners. Dorothea was an avid bowler, loved to golf and play cards. She was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Alter Society, and Knights of Columbus Auxiliary. Dorothea is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Richard Kelley of Ionia; children, Patrick (Kandy) Kelley of Ionia, Michael (Sue) Kelley of Carson City, Jim (Sherri) Kelley of Ionia, and Anna (Joe) Schueller of Ionia; brother, Michael Smith of Ionia; sisters, Donna Hubbard of Schoolcraft, Pat (Keith) Baker of Lyons, and Ernie Root of Ionia; nine grandchildren; four great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Fritz Smith and sister, Caroline Wirth. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 10, 2014, at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church with Father Thomas Boufford and Father Charlon Mason officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at the church. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in the spring. Donations may be made in Dorothea’s name to the Ionia Area Hospice or SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/kelley31054nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb