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William V. Kelly

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O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall

2028 Highway 35 at New Bedford Road

Wall, New Jersey

William Kelly Obituary

Name: Visitation for William V. Kelly
Start: 2018-01-26T21:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-01-27T01:00:00.000Z
Location: O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall

William V. Kelly

Spring Lake Heights - William V. Kelly, "Bill", 72, of Spring Lake Heights, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 22, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones. Born & raised in Hoboken, Bill moved to Spring Lake Heights in 1959. He was a graduate of St. Rose High School Class of 1963, graduated from Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD Class of 1967, and received his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School in 1970. Bill had been a partner in the law firm of Starkey, Kelly, Kenneally, Cunningham & Turnbach, Attorneys at Law in Toms River, NJ since 1974. He was a Certified Civil Trial Attorney since 1988 and served as past President of the Ocean County Bar Association. Bill recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ocean County Bar Association. He was a parishioner of St. Catharine Church in Spring Lake and attended St. Rose Church in Belmar. Bill was very devoted to his family, especially his beloved wife, Eileen, and his loving children. He loved to travel, ski, and loved animals. He was a great supporter of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Center. Bill was a generous, kind-spirited man with a wonderful smile and bright blue eyes, and was very proud of his Irish roots. He was a friend to anyone in need, just as his father Neil had modeled for him. He will be deeply missed.

Bill was predeceased by his parents, Cornelius and Dorothy Kelly. Surviving are his beloved wife of 37 years, Eileen Kelly of Spring Lake Heights, NJ, his 6 children; Michael Kelly of Lantana, FL, Meghan Rady of Spring Lake Heights, NJ, Erin Kelly of Toms River, NJ, Tricia Drake of Wall, NJ, Billy and Colleen Kelly of New York, NY. He leaves behind 7 grandchildren; Ryan, Aidan and Grace Rady, Patrick and Vivien Kelly, and Colin and Bridget Drake. He also leaves behind his siblings; Dorothy Ford of Spring Lake, NJ and Thomas Kelly of Melbourne, FL and several nieces, nephews, friends, and colleagues and his furry friends, Clancy and Darby.

Visiting will be Friday from 4-8 PM at the O'Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy 35 at New Bedford Rd., Wall. Funeral Mass will be Saturday, 9 AM at St. Catharine Church, Spring Lake. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to: Fred's Team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, PO Box 27432 New York, NY 10087.

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Published by Asbury Park Press from Jan. 24 to Jan. 25, 2018.

Memories and Condolences
for William Kelly

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16 Entries

JOSEPH CUTULI

January 21, 2019

HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN BILL. CRAZY DOWN HERE. WORLD NEEDS MORE GOOD GUYS LIKE YOU. HOW ABOUT THOSE EAGLES FINALLY WINNING A SUPER BOWL.

LOBE / MISS YOU
JOE CUTULI (CLASS OF 1967)

JOSEPH CUTULI

February 1, 2018

JUST HEARD OF BILL'S PASSING TODAY(2/1/18). WHAT AN AMAZING GUY. 4 YEARS AT THE MOUNT MANY YEARS AFTER AND AT OUR REUNION IN JUNE. TO HIS WIFE AND FAMILY, HE WAS A GENEROUS, HAPPY, WONDERFUL PERSON, LOVED TO HAVE FUN AND WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO BECOME A SUCCESSFULL ATTORNEY.

BILL, MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN HIS ARMS, BE FREE OF PAIN AND WORRY. RIP AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A LIFE WELL LIVED. I WILL MISS YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU "OVER THE RAINBOW". SAVE A GOOD SPOT ON THE BEACH FOR ME.
YOUR BUDDY
JOE CUTULI

Jeanne Genova-Goldstein

January 30, 2018

Eileen, I am so sorry.

Kathy and John Lindenthal

January 27, 2018

Eileen,

We are so sorry to hear about Bill's passing. We have been thinking of you both often and came across your number this morning. We did not know Bill long, but it did not take long to see he was a kind and wonderful man.

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Hank Runge

January 27, 2018

Sincere love and prayers to all the Kelly family.
Carol, Hank & family

Jim Brady

January 27, 2018

Very sorry to hear of Bill's untimely passing. He was a great attorney, and more importantly, a fine man. He will be missed. My wife Kathryn & I extend our condolences to his entire family.

Roy Curnow

January 26, 2018

So very sorry to hear of Bill's passing. I will miss all of our shop talks and Bill let me run this one by you or do you think that is a fair offer? He always took the time and was more than generous with his well deserved and hard earned expertise. Bill was a great attorney committed to helping the underdog and I was privileged to call him a friend and colleague.

Dr. Thomas Mackarevich

January 25, 2018

Goodby Bill.. no one had a better (soon to be father - in - law). You have always had a special place in my heart and I promise you I will always take care of your daughter Erin. I respected your professionalism and the wonderful way you carried yoursel with DIGNITY. I will miss you Bill. May God embrace you as we all have..Good bye my friend. I love you

Ed Dolan

January 25, 2018

Dear Elleen,

So sorry to hear about Bill, but glad we had a
chat at the reunion. It was great to spend two winter Mount Homecomings with you both--
an opportunity to again connect with Bill. He was a tough Irishman and I know fought to
the end.

God Bless,

Ed Dolan

Paul Griffin

January 24, 2018

A fine gentleman and a formidable adversary. RIP Bill.