John E. Kelley

John E. Kelley of Pembroke fell asleep in the Lord on July 5, 2025 at the age of 78. Beloved husband of Barbara A. Kelley and devoted father to Gregory J. Kelley, both of Pembroke. Son of the late James Leo Kelley and Irene (Ferland) Kelley. He grew up in a family of seven children. Loving brother of Jeanne Jackson of London, Ontario, Canada. Loving brother of deceased siblings Nadene Permann, Paul Kelley, Anne (Denisi), David Kelley and Thomas Kelley.. John grew up in Norwood; he attended St. Catherine of Sienna Elementary School taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph, followed by a Jesuit education at Boston College High School. Five months after graduation (on the Marine Corps' birthday, November 10, 1964) he took his oath and enlisted in the USMC, serving at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina... DaNang, Vietnam. Iwakuni, Japan... and Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina. He was selected for training in all things data processing, data collection and operations of IBM systems, database building and logistics. In 1968, honorable discharge in hand along with technical training, he found great opportunities for employment at Honeywell, the Mass. Division of Employment Security and Hub Mail Advertising while pursuing a mathematics degree at UMass Park Square, culminating with three years as Operations Manager of the Research Computer Center at UMass Columbia Point. In 1979 John took the Postal Service Entrance Exam and was hired as a full-time postal worker to help build a regional database of customers' change-of-address information. He continued to work in mail processing, computer applications and logistics until he retired after 30+ years. John felt blessed to have had such a loving and understanding wife, and a hard working son with immense potential. He took pride in surrounding the home with the glorious colors of hundreds of flowers and shrubs. He gave back to the community by donating 104 pints (13 gallons) of whole blood at Deaconess and Brigham + Women's Hospitals.. Maintaining the home for his family, serving his country, and living his faith were the things that mattered to John. May his memory be eternal. Visitation in the Sullivan Funeral Home on Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 11AM at Holy Apostles Parish (Our Lady of the Lake) 575 Monponsett St, Rte 58 in HALIFAX. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Holy Apostles Parish