Joan-Kelly-Obituary

Joan Morton Kelly

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Apr 5, 1921 – Dec 5, 2012

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BORN
April 5, 1921
DIED
December 5, 2012
LOCATION
Cape Elizabeth, Maine

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Joan Morton Kelly, 91, of Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough and a leading Maine philanthropist died unexpectedly, December 5, 2012 at her home in Cape Elizabeth. She was born in Akron, Ohio on April 5, 1921, the only child of Harold A. Morton and Mildred Duncan Morton. She graduated from Wellesley...

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A long time friend and sister Girl Scout, memories of wonderful times. Will be missed. Sympathy to her loved ones. Ethel Leonard

Aunt Joan was such an inspiring and caring woman. Our family has had so many wonderful memories with you at Higgins Beach. We will always cherish the times spent with one another. You truly were a remarkable individual who touched many lives including the both of us. May you rest in peace. We will miss you dearly and your beautiful soul.

Thank you Aunt Joan for your never ending generosity in every way. Thank you for teaching me how to ride the waves, for the lollipops you kept stocked at the cottage and the rides in the back of the blue Buick station wagon delivering Higgins Beach Association flyers. Thank you for teaching me how to catch crabs, for the numerous "hikes" to Pebble beach, for teaching me how to smash bottles to make the sea glass that we would collect year after year. So many good memories, these being a...

All my life I have called you Aunt Joan. When I was young I didn't realize that we became “relations” by a bond and friendship your parents and my grandparents shared. I fondly remember Holiday dinners with you, Uncle Art, and Aunt Mildred. Those events were lively and Uncle Art always had me precariously and the verge of being in deep trouble with my parents! We loved the stories you told us about living in California and about the San Diego Zoo. You shared your love of animals and nature...

Dear Joan, We shared many life time memories from Thanksgiving, Christmas and
summer weeks at Higgins Beach. Precious.
You hosted my children, David, Nancy and Susan and their families. You are
truly missed I'm sorry. Anne Dabney
Hofmann Beringer

I will always cherish the life time of wonderful memories and stories that was shared between our families. Thank you for all the generosity that you bestowed upon us.