George Albert Kelsey

KELSEY George Albert, on November 7, 2008 at 4:30 PM in the afternoon. George Kelsey passed away peacefully in his sleep. He had just celebrated his 90th Birthday on November l, 2008 with his wife, children and grandchildren. George spent the majority of his life with his beloved wife, Dorothy. The couple were married for sixty-two years and had three children together Alan, Cynthia and Carolyn. George was a devoted husband and father. He was thrilled to become a grandfather to Melissa and Matthew Kelsey and Caitlin and Lindsay Kraft. George was a Veteran of WWII in which he proudly served his country overseas for three years with the Army Engineer Corps. Upon his return from the war, George completed his studies at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute and worked for Western Electric as a Lead Electrical Engineer until he retired in 1984. In 1946, George and Dorothy were married in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey. They bought their family home in Hasbrouck Heights, where they have lived for more than fifty years. George served his community as an usher at St. Paul and Resurrection Episcopal Church for all of his married life until age 89. He served as an assistant Boy Scout leader from the time his son Alan was a Cub Scout until Alan attained the rank of Eagle Scout. George also served as assistant baseball member and member coach for Alan's Little League teams and had been a long of the VFW Post 4591 in Hasbrouck Heights. He was a Life of the Newark Community Pioneers Chapter 132. George Kelsey leaves behind his beloved wife, Dorothy (nee Bookman), his son and daughter-in-law Mrs. Alan and Pauline Kelsey and their two children; Melissa and Matthew, his daughter and son-in-law Carolyn and Lawrence Kraft and their two children Caitlin and Lindsay and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Service, Saturday, Hackensack St., Wood-Ridge, 12:30 PM at Kohler Funeral Home, Wood-Ridge. Interment, George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. Visitation, Friday, 7-9 PM and Saturday, 10 AM- 12:30 PM. Donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 116 S. Euclid Ave., #5, Westfield, NJ 07090 or St. Paul's Resurrection Episcopal Church, 483 Center St., Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 would be appreciated.