Robert Coffin Kelly

Robert Coffin Kelly 1929 ~ 2008 Robert Coffin Kelly, 79, of Pleasant Grove, UT, passed away on June 27, 2008. He was born January 9, 1929 in Pocatello, ID, to Raymond E. and Estella Coffin Kelly. His family moved to Vallejo, CA, when he was nine. He was a Life Scout, top student in his high school graduating class and attended college at Berkeley. He served in the Spanish American Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1948 to 1951. He received a BS degree in chemistry from BYU in 1952. He married Barbara Ann Kunzler on November 6, 1952, in the Logan Utah Temple on borrowed time just prior to his draft in the US Army. After his army service he received his Master's Degree in chemistry from the University of New Mexico and worked as a chemist in Los Alamos, NM, and at Sandia Corp. in Livermore, CA. The family lived in Camarillo, CA, and Bob retired from Ventura Community College after more than 31 years of teaching chemistry. Bob and Barbara moved to Pleasant Grove, UT, in Oct. of 2002. Robert loved the gospel of Jesus Christ and his family. Robert and Barbara traveled extensively with their family through Europe and the United States and also visited Mexico and Canada and enjoyed trips in the Winnebago with their family. He loved playing games and doing family history. Robert is survived by his wife and children: Dave (Merril Lyn) of Ontario, CA; Cindy (Don Christensen) of Brooklyn, NY; Bob (Kathy) of Anaheim, CA; Katie of Columbia, MO; Chris (Britt) of Spanish Fork, UT; Tami (Jeremy Gooch) of Pampa, TX; 27 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and sisters: Shirlene Ripplinger, Lois Stolzenburg and Barbara Grover. Robert is preceded in death by his parents and by his daughter, Susan Grace. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the Grove Creek 10th Ward Chapel, 495 North 700 East, Pleasant Grove, UT. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. at the Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove, UT, and at the church from 9:30-10:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. The family would like to thank Orem Rehab, Sunrise Home Health Care, and Aspen Senior Care for their kind and loving care. Special thanks to the members of the Grove Creek 10th Ward for their loving care and service to Robert and Barbara.