ALBANY – Mary K. Kelly, 84, died Friday, October 11, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Albany and lived here all her life. She started work as an operator at the NY Telephone Company and worked her way up retiring after 30 years as a Staff Assistant in the General Managers Bureau. She later held positions at the NYS Labor Dept., and at Sears Roebuck in Albany. Mary loved to travel to Florida and Maine, but especially loved to spend time at the family camp on the Great Sacandaga Lake.
Mrs. Kelly was the wife of the late Frank J. Kelly. She is survived by her son Keith Kelly (Susan) and her granddaughter Sara, and her step-sons David and Frank J. (Sandy) Kelly and her granddaughter Erin Kelly, and great-grandchildren Anna & Owen McGraw. She is also survived by her sister, Teresa Pipe, sister-in-law Barbara Dobiel and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held in the Hans Funeral Home, 1088 Western Ave., Albany, Tuesday morning at 8:15 and from there to All Saints Catholic Church, Homestead St., Albany at 9:00. Relatives and friends are invited, and may call at the funeral home Monday from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Interment will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice. To leave a message of condolence for the family, send a sympathy card, or obtain directions to the funeral home, please visit www.HansFuneralHome.com .
Mark D Lyon
We hold Aunt Mary in out hearts and prayers.
Stephen D'Amico
Your mom was a wonderful woman and a great “dame” (I think she’d approve of that title). For many years she was like my 2nd mother, and could be just as tough and loving as my mother. She was the only person who always called me Stephen all the time and it was nice hearing her greet me that way when I saw her in the hospital a few weeks ago. We had a good laugh together during that last visit and I felt like a kid again visiting the Kelly house. I have many great memories of vacations together and hanging around the house. No matter how much trouble Keith may have been in at times, I ways felt welcome in the Kelly house (maybe because I said how much they were right and Keith was of course wrong!) Frank and Mary are reunited in heaven and God doesn’t know what he’s in for. Godspeed Mrs. Kelly until I can visit your new house again someday. Stephen