Ann Douglass Kelley

1935 - 2025

Ann Douglass Kelley

October 14, 1935 - April 23, 2025

Born October 14, 1935 to William Dean Douglass and Gladys Schaaf Douglass of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Died April 23, 2025.

Preceded in death by infant daughter Kathleen Ann Kelley; husband of 53 years Robert Read Kelley of Grand Island, Nebraska; and brother Bill Douglass of Scotts Valley, California.

Survived by son Douglas John Kelley of Santa Barbara, California; daughter Carey Lynn Kelley Roush of Council Bluffs, Iowa; grandson Zeke Kelley of Florence, Arizona; brother- and sister-in-law Don and Kim Kelley of Deadwood, South Dakota, great-granddaughter Aria Vanaday Morris of Harrisburg, OR; and nieces and nephews.

Graduate of Lincoln High School, 1953, and University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BFA), 1957.

Draftsman, Nebraska Department of Roads; Secretary, Interior Decorating Department, Hardy Furniture Company; Teacher/Naturalist, Chet Ager Nature Center; Teacher, Lincoln Public Schools; Zoo Crew Coordinator, Lincoln Children's Zoo.

Developer of Habitat # 952 of the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program.

Member of Chi Omega Sorority.

Volunteer for Lincoln Association for the Traditional Arts (LAFTA), Hyde Observatory, Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln Children's Zoo's Butterfly Pavilion, Nebraska Wildlife Federation. Friend of the University of Nebraska State Museum.

Celebration of life to be announced at a later date.

Memorials to Hyde Observatory and Pioneers Park Nature Center.