Ceil Kelley

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Monday October 20, 2025 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in St. Cloud for Cecilia "Ceil" Kelley, 103 of St. Cloud who died October 8, 2025 at her home in St. Cloud. Rev. Jeremy Ploof will officiate and burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls. Visitation will be from 4-7PM with Parish Prayers at 4:00 PM on Sunday, October 19 at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in St. Cloud. Visitation will continue 1 hour prior to services Monday at the church in St. Cloud.
Cecilia was born August 10, 1922 in Ivanhoe to Martin & Catherine (Sik) Burczyk. She married Raymond R. Kelley on January of 1941 at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud. The couple were married for 68 years and lived in Sauk Rapids and St. Cloud. Ceil worked for Armour Poultry Plant in Cold Spring for many years until her retirement. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in St. Cloud.
Ceil and Ray's love of travel included four trips to Alaska, The Grand Old Opry, Elvis's Graceland and Lincoln's boyhood Home. She loved telling the story of having fried dill pickles with B.B. King at his Memphis Restaurant. Together, Ceil and Ray walked 5-6 miles daily, regardless of weather. She told many touching stories of her life during the depression and of her life managing as a young mother while her husband was fighting in WWII. Ceil was an independent and spunky woman who touched the lives of so many people.
She is survived by her children, Robert (Rose) of St. Cloud; John (Patricia) of Spokane, WA; grandchildren, Michael (Mel) Kelley, Michelle Johnson, Lynette Kelley and 11 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings; David Burczyk of St. Cloud, Mary Gohman of Sauk Rapids.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband in 2010, twin daughters, Patricia & Pricilla, sons; Roger & Allan Kelley; brothers, Bernard, Walter and Raymond Burczyk and sisters, Betty Wiesen, Emma Kelley, Lorraine Linn.
Ceil's family would like to express sincere gratitude for the wonderful care provided by St. Croix Hospice.