Mary K. Furst Kelly, 74, of 501 Riley Road, Delphi, died unexpectedly during heart surgery at 8:01 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Clarian Arnett Hospital, Lafayette. She had been ill since March 29.
Born Jan. 20, 1936, in Carroll County, near Burrows, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Kathryn Schwartzentraub Furst. She was a 1954 graduate of Delphi High School. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Indiana University Kokomo in 1976, and later earned her master's degree in education.
On Oct. 3, 1954, she married Donald W. Kelly in Delphi, and he survives.
Mrs. Kelly taught fourth grade at Hillcrest Elementary in Delphi before retiring, and was a homemaker. She also volunteered at the Wabash & Erie Canal Center in Delphi.
She was a member of Delphi United Methodist Church and Indiana Retired State Teachers Association Lafayette Chapter. She was a former member and past president of Psi Iota Xi sorority, and was currently in their auxiliary. She was also president of the Pleasant Run Cemetery Board.
She was an avid reader and enjoyed playing bridge and bird watching. For 13 years, she and her husband wintered in North Fort Myers, Fla., and attended the Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church there.
Surviving with her husband are a son, Jeff Kelly (wife: Brenda) of West Lafayette; two daughters, Chris Duff (husband: Doug) of New Richmond and Jennifer Newberry (husband: Steven) of West Lafayette; two sisters, Ruth Loveless (husband: Thom) of Lafayette and Beverly Furst of Cordova, Tenn.; and two brothers, John Furst (wife: Barbara) of Elizabethtown, Tenn., and Pete Furst (wife: Ann) of Birmingham, Ala.
Also survivingare 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 1 stepgreat-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a brother, Dick; and a sister, Nancy.
Mary K. Furst Kelly, 74, of 501 Riley Road, Delphi, died unexpectedly at 8:01 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Clarian Arnett Hospital, Lafayette. She had been ill since March 29.
Born Jan. 20, 1936, in Carroll County, near Burrows, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Kathryn Schwartzentraub Furst. She was a 1954 graduate of Delphi High School. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Indiana University Kokomo in 1976, and later earned her master's degree in education.
On Oct. 3, 1954, she married Donald W. Kelly in Delphi, and he survives.
Mrs. Kelly taught fourth grade at Hillcrest Elementary in Delphi before retiring, and was a homemaker. She also volunteered at the Wabash & Erie Canal Center in Delphi.
She was a member of Delphi United Methodist Church and Indiana Retired State Teachers Association Lafayette Chapter. She was a former member and past president of Psi Iota Xi sorority, and was currently in their auxiliary. She was also president of the Pleasant Run Cemetery Board.
She was an avid reader and enjoyed playing bridge and bird watching. For 13 years, she and her husband wintered in North Fort Myers, Fla., and attended the Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church there.
Surviving with her husband are a son, Jeff Kelly (wife: Brenda) of West Lafayette; two daughters, Chris Duff (husband: Doug) of New Richmond and Jennifer Newberry (husband: Steven) of West Lafayette; two sisters, Ruth Loveless (husband: Thom) of Lafayette and Beverly Furst of Cordova, Tenn.; and two brothers, John Furst (wife: Barbara) of Elizabethtown, Tenn., and Pete Furst (wife: Ann) of Birmingham, Ala.
Also survivingare 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 1 stepgreat-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a brother, Dick; and a sister, Nancy.