James E. Kelly Sr.
James E. Kelly Sr., 75, of Valencia died Friday evening at the LAS St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.
Born July 13, 1940, in Natrona Heights, he was the son of the late John F. and Martha Kelly Sr.
Jim had been a retail clerk and manager for Phar-Mor and Kroger's, and most recently had been a greenskeeper at Treesdale Country Club.
He had attended the Mars Alliance Church and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He was the father of James Kelly Jr. (Susan) of Mars, Adam Kelly of Valencia, JoAnn Becker of North Carolina and Megan Dille (Joel) of Washington County, Pa.; the grandfather of Angela Benvenuti, Amy MacKrell (Barry), James E. Kelly III., Lucas Kelly and Eliza Jane Dille; the great-grandfather of Cody MacKrell and his soon to be great-granddaughter MacKrell; and the brother of John F. Kelly Jr. (Kathy) of Leechburg.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Ann Harvey, and his brothers, Richard, Thomas, Francis and William C. Kelly.
KELLY — Arrangements for James E. Kelly Sr., who died Friday, June 17, 2016, are private and under the direction of the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.Memorials may be made to South Butler Community Meals on Wheels, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, PA 16059.Condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.
