Gertrude Kelly

1921 - 2017

Gertrude M. Kelly of Worcester passed away peacefully with her loving niece and nephew by her side on October 26, 2017 at age 95. She was born on November 15, 1921 in Norristown to the late Mary Ellen (nee Cummings) and William Thomas Kelly. She will be remembered for being a happy, gracious woman who called everyone Friend, who loved to travel, loved her family and friends, loved the Church, and had a gift of making other people happier simply by talking with her. She is preceded in death by her siblings William, Robert (Dolores), Richard (Ruth), Mary, Jane Lowrie (William), and Joe (Pat) Gertrude will be missed by her many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations in Gertrude’s memory can be made to the COPD Foundation at www.copdfoundation.org/Take-Action/Donate/Donate.aspx Relatives and friends are invited to Gertrude’s Life Celebration on Thursday November 2 from 10AM to 11AM at St. Helena Church of Blue Bell, 1489 Dekalb Pike with her Funeral Mass to follow. Interment will immediately follow at St. Augustine Cemetery. Services to the family are entrusted to Boyd-Horrox-Givnish Life Celebration Home of East Norriton, 610-277-7000. To share a thought or memory of Gertrude, please visit www.lifecelebration.com, 610-277-7000.