Annabelle Kelley
Annabelle Stange Kelley, 87, of Portersville passed away Thursday while under the care of the Passavant Retirement Community in Zelienople.
Born May 11, 1926, in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Harry P. and Ethel (Barto) Stange.
Annabelle was a lifelong member of Big Knob Grange. She worked as a bus driver for the Seneca Valley School District and maintained Camp Fombellina as a custodian.
An avid bowler at Charlie's Bowling Alley, she also enjoyed square dancing, painting, flowers and shopping. Above all, she was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory her children, Paul A. Kelley and his wife, Sylvia, of Portersville, Timothy A. Kelley and his wife, Joanna, of Titusville, Lynn I. Perdue and her husband, Jack, of Portersville and LuAnn J. Niediewski and her husband, John, of Houston, Texas; her sister, Belva Herrmann and her husband, Donald, of Beaver Falls; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Lewis A. Kelley, who passed away on March 22, 2000; and her infant daughter, Karen.
KELLEY — The family of Annabelle Stange Kelley, who died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, will welcome friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday at the GLENN-KILDOO FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 219 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople.A funeral ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Wilfred Goetze officiating.She will be laid to rest at the Sylvania Hills Memorial Park in Rochester.The family suggests that memorial contributions be made in Annabelle's honor in support of the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205; the Passavant Benevolent Fund/LAS Foundation, 401 S. Main St., Zelienople, PA 16063, or the SBA (Spina Bifida Association) 4590 MacArthur Blvd., NW, Suite 250, Washington, D.C., 20007.Expressions of sympathy may be shared with Annabelle's family at www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com.
