A Cast of Kelleys

The Kelley family has a maternal connection to the Vincents - Helen Bonin traces back to Philip Vincent Everett & Catherine Creighton.

Helen Bonin married Charles Kelley in 1940 at Massachusetts and together they had 3 children - a set of twins who appear to have gone into medicine and John 'Jack' who died at the age of 47 after having had some success as a playwright.

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Unknown Paper, Tues, 9 Mar 1993

Charles R Kelley - Worked at GE for 40 Years

Charles R Kelley, 77, 1926 Avon Drive, died at his residence Sunday, March 7, 1993, after a brief illness.  He was born at Somerville, Mass, March 6, 1916, a son of the late Roy and Jean Kinnaird Kelley.  Mr Kelley worked for General Electric Co in Erie for 40 years, retiring in 1981.  He was a member of Chapel of All Faiths in Lade Lake, Fla, where he was active in  community service work.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Murray.  Survivors include his wife, Cecile Boyer Smith Kelley; two sons, Charles Kelley of Nevada City, Calif, and Jack Kelley of New York City; a daughter, Sheila McSweeney of Burke, Va; five sisters, Alice Pepe of Woburn, Mass, Constance Hardy of Green Acres, Fla, Jean Morris of Pinehurst, Mass, Jacqueline Corbett of Stayton, Ore, and Isabelle Gawlinski of Somerville; and six grandchildren.  No calling hours will be observed.  A private funeral service will be held Wednesday at the convenience of the family. Burial will be at Lyona Valley Cemetery in Richmond Township, Crawford County.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.  the Willis L Arnold Funeral Home in Townville is handling funeral arrangements.

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Kelley, Helen L - Age 77, formerly of Erie, daughter of the late Alphonse and Frances Weiss Bonin.  She came to Erie in 1955 and was a longtime member of Blessed Sacrament Church. She enjoyed playing bridge and was a member of the Zukor Club Auxiliary.  She was preceded in death by a son, John "Jack" Kelly in 1996.  Survivors include a daughter, Sheila Kelly McSweeney of Burke, Va.; a son, Charles Kelly of Greenview, Calif.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.  Burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Fairview Township.

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John 'Jack' Kelley - Memorial Mass Set For Tuesday
New York City - John 'Jack' Kelley, 47, of New York City, died at his home Wednesday, Jan 10, 1996.  He was born in Medford, Mass, Oct 19, 1948, a son of Helen Bonin Kelley of Erie and the late Charles F Kelley.  He was a graduate of Cathedral Prep and Boston College.  He had worked for two clothing manufacturers, first Levi-Strauss in San Francisco and Brussels, Belgium, then for Lee in London and New York.  He also worked for Merrill Lynch for several years.

 

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He published several books and poems and had written and produced two off-Broadway plays, 'Puma's Birthday' and 'The children's Dance'.  He was lyricist for 'Eutro-Space Odyssey'.  He was a founder of the Jasper-Kelley Foundation, which gave disadvantaged children an opportunity to see live theater. Besides his mother, he is survived by a brother, Charles J Kelley of California; a sister, Shelia McSweeney of Virginia; an uncle, Joseph F Bonin of Wilmington, Del; a step-uncle, Gerald Hopkins; several other aunts and uncles; three nephews; three nieces; and several good friends, Tom Harris, Mark Mancini, Renee Dawson and Mary Ann Williams.  A funeral service was held in New York Wednesday.  Friends are invited to a Memorial Mass Tuesday at 11:30 am in St Peter Cathedral.  The Rev Monsignor William F Biebel, rector of the cathedral, will officiate. He was also known as John M Kelly.