MARIE LOUISE SKELLY

Marie Louise Skelly formerly of Arlington Heights Marie Louise Skelly, 92, of Clinton, N.Y., died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at her residence. Born in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 31, 1917, the daughter of the late Nicholas J. and Helen Kierst O'Neill, "Weeze," as she was named by her sisters, Hon and Bud, married Hugh L. Skelly in 1941, in Rochester. Hugh passed away in August of 2001. When she moved to Arlington Heights in the 1960s, she was a book distribution manager for Holt, Rinehart & Winston in Elk Grove Village. She was a member of the St. James Church in Arlington Heights, where she was active in her CRHP and Connected groups and Volunteers Unlimited. Louise was an avid artist, a published poet and a humanitarian. She was especially devoted to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - she was always willing to stop what she was doing and take the time to play with them or listen to them. She is survived by her brother and his wife, Jack and Norma O'Neill; her children and their spouses, Martha and Stephen Remis, Kathleen Skelly, Hugh Jr. and Sara Skelly, Kevin and Wendy Skelly, Suzanne and Frederick McCurdy, Patricia Skelly, and Terence and Katie Skelly; her grandchildren, Zachary Remis, Timothy and Hillary Remis, Elizabeth Remis and Jake Levee, Laurie Rose and Christen Skelly, Lupine and Ian Skelly, Cailen McCurdy and Kaylynn Scott, Brian and Alden McCurdy, Megan and Jason Rochelo, Jone and Nicole Davis, Brenna, Margaret and Mathew Skelly, Kara Kennedy, and Allie and Rebecca Bombach; six great-grandchildren, Jessa Youso, Teryn and Ayven McCurdy, Eleanor Cwik, Bishop Remis and Aidan Eisenhour; and by numerous relatives and friends all over the country. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 1 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, Clinton. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Save the Children, Income Processing Department, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880. http://www.savethechildren.org. Arrangements were made by Owens-Pavlot & Rogers Funeral Service, Inc., Clinton, 315-853-5746 or www.owenspavlotrogers.com.