Lelia Pauline Kelly Obituary (1927

Lelia "Tillie" Pauline KELLY January 7, 1927 - October 19, 2013 Loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away peacefully Saturday in her home in Woodinville, WA surrounded by her loved ones. Predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Joseph T. Kelly Captain USNR Ret. Tillie leaves behind their 8 children, John Kelly (Dickie), Colleen McDonald (Paul), Geralyn Davis (Chuck), Sheila Samples (Ken), Tom Kelly (Julia), Mary Jo Kelly, Jim Kelly (Julie) & Jane McNulty (Tom). Tillie loved dearly and took great joy in her 12 grandchildren, Chris, Ryan, Miles, Sarah, Nicholas, Jordan, Mikaela, Madison, Nicole, Allison, Hanna & Lucy, as well as, 3 great-grandchildren Joshua, Haley, & Matthew. Tillie was born as the youngest of eight into the Davies family of Walla Walla, WA, where she grew up for most of her childhood before moving with her family to Tacoma, attending Saint Leo's High School, graduating in 1945. She later studied at Seattle University, where she met her lifelong companion and husband, Joseph "Joe" Kelly. Upon her college graduation in 1949 she worked as a legal secretary for Bogle Bogle and Gates in Seattle until the couple married on June 9, 1951, beginning her 62 year long journey of motherhood and matriarchal guidance. Her family now finds peace in knowing she has joined the party with all of the loved ones who have gone before her. Tillie will always be remembered for her tenacity, strength, and caring nature that extended beyond her home and into the community. Recitation of the Rosary will be on Thursday, October 24th, at 7pm and the Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, October 25th, at 11:00 a.m. BOTH will be at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church 17856 NE Woodinville-Duvall Road, Woodinville, WA. Internment at Holyrood Cemetery. Hoffner Fisher & Harvey Guestbook at harveyfuneral.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of Lelia Pauline Kelly, please click here to visit our sympathy store.