Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Kelsey, Mary Lou Sansone March 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 9, 2011 
  Mary Lou Sansone Kelsey 
  
  LEBANON You start off by pretending You're a dancer with grace You wiggle 'till 
  they're Giggling all over the place And then you get a great big custard pie in 
  the face Make 'em laugh Make 'em laugh Make 'em laugh Anyone who thumbed 
  through these pages, sat in a dark theater or circled around the kitchen table 
  off Walden Road had the pleasure of laughing with Mary Lou Sansone Kelsey, who 
  passed away this Monday evening at the age of 60. Lebanon native Mary Louise 
  Sansone Kelsey was born August 15, 1950, to Arbeyln and Joseph Sansone. She 
  graduated from Lebanon High School in 1968. She attended Trinity University as 
  a theater major and graduated from the University of Texas with a Political 
  Science and History Degree in 1973. She returned to Lebanon as a reporter with 
  then family-owned Lebanon Daily News. She later served as the Editorial Page 
  Editor, Film and Theater Critic and eventually found her home for more than 30 
  years as the weekly humor columnist. Mary Lou was an active member of the 
  Lebanon Community and participated on the board of Lebanon Family Health 
  Services and the Lebanon Country Club. She also was active in the Good 
  Samaritan Hospital Street Fair. She was deeply devoted to her family. In 
  addition to supporting her children in swimming, soccer and a list of numerous 
  activities, she also was a fierce supporter of her husband's professional 
  pursuits. She was an avid traveler to exotic places such as Antarctica, Siberia 
  and the Far East with her mother as her travel companion. Mary Lou had a 
  lifelong passion for theater. She directed her first play at the Lebanon 
  Community Theater at the age of 17. She returned 25 years later and never left. 
  Her love of the stage stemmed back to her days at Brown Ledge Camp, continued 
  on the stages of Trinity University where she met her husband of 40 years, and 
  through her direction of more than two dozen plays and musicals, inspiring the 
  people she worked with and countless audiences. She also was a avid football 
  fan and adored anything pertaining to the University of TexasHook 'em Horns! 
  She loved animals and spent many a Sunday with her dog watching games. She is 
  survived by her husband, John R. Kelsey, III; her children, Benson Wilder 
  Kelsey and Lauren Elizabeth Kelsey; and her sister, Elizabeth Dwyer. She 
  preceded in death by her parents, as well as her sisters, Ruth Wolfe and Carol 
  Jameson. Her family extends a warm invitation for all who loved Mary Lou to 
  join them for a gathering in her honor held Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at 
  her second home, The Lebanon Community Theatre located off of East Maple St. 
  and Theater Drive in Stovers Dam Park. Services will be held Saturday, March 
  12, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church, 119 N. 8th St. 
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 9, 2011 
  
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