HAZEL KELLY

KELLY, Hazel Olive Stanley, 91, died peacefully on November 24, 2009, after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Benjamin Kelly; two brothers, Fred and Llewellyn Stanley; and a sister, Lillian Stanley Cox. She is survived by her children, Susan Kelly Senechal and her husband, Gary, of Virginia Beach, and Stephen Kelly and his wife, Karen, of Richmond; her granddaughter, Anna Senechal Johnson and her husband, Kevin, of Richmond; her grandson, Jesse Thomas Senechal and his wife, Erin, of Richmond; her great-grandchildren, Regina McGrath Senechal, Caroline Emily Johnson, and Hazel McGrath Senechal of Richmond; her sister, Ellen Stanley Robinson of Victoria, Australia; her brother, Malcolm Stanley of Toronto, Canada; and many nieces and nephews in both Australia and Canada. Hazel was born and educated in British India, where she received her Cambridge degree. After receiving her degree, she taught in a parochial school and worked as a private tutor. In 1943 she married Lester Kelly, a U.S. soldier serving in India, and immigrated to the United States where she became a citizen. After receiving a second degree from R.P.I. (now V.C.U.), Hazel taught elementary school in Henrico County for many years before retirement. A private committal service will be held in Quantico National Cemetery.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.