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 Roger
Kelly
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[February
02, 2009]
Roger
M. Kelly, 79, of Lincoln, formerly of Mount
Pulaski, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at 12:50
p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday
at the funeral home in Mount Pulaski, with the
Rev. Frank Pieper officiating.
Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, rural
Mount Pulaski. Military rites will be conducted
by Mount Pulaski American Legion Post 447. |
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Mr. Kelly retired after 25 years with BoJac Seed
Corn of Mount Pulaski. He served in the U.S.
Army from 1951 to 1953, during the Korean War.
He was born Oct. 17, 1929, at Belvidere, in
Boone County, to William D. and Hazel Meyers
Kelly. He married Bernita "Bee" Nelson in
Woodstock on Sept. 8, 1953.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; one
son, Michael Ray Kelly of Edwardsville; two
daughters, Sally Ann (and Richard) Talmage of
Merit Island, Fla., and Kristine Marie Huff of
LaFayette, La.; one brother, James Duncan (and
Joann) Kelly of Fairfield, Calif.; two
grandsons, Jason and Kyle Talmage; two
granddaughters, Kari Baker and Kelly Darbonne;
and four great-grandchildren, Sophia Darbonne,
Ava Beauford, and Seth and Trinity Talmage.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church
of Mount Pulaski, a life member of Mount Pulaski
American Legion Post 447 and a member of Lincoln
Elks Lodge. |
He attended Caledonia Grade School, attended
Caledonia High School for three years and
graduated from Belvidere High School.
Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran
Church of Mount Pulaski.
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