Our friend Mr David Kelley has left us. His published obituary follows.
Rest in Peace David,
Your friends.
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David W. Kelley
David William Kelley, age 78, of 2214 Cappaert Road, Manitowoc, died on Thursday, August 2, 2007, from lung cancer at Zilber VNA Family Hospice in Wauwatosa.
David was born on May 14, 1929, son of the late Rex and Helen (Gowen) Kelley, in Amesbury, Mass. He graduated from Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., in 1954, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in liberal arts. Following that, he served in the U.S. Army for two years, in both Texas and Germany. He received his teaching certificate from Marquette University. David taught biology and mathematics, coached track and cross country and advised many student clubs at Mishicot High School from 1959 to 1991. Coach Kelley started the Jim Bremser Memorial Invitational Cross-Country Meet in the late 1970s, and coordinated it in retirement through the 2006 season. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church. He married Maxine M. Frozena on June 17, 1988, in Manitowoc. He was a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and taught skiing at Hidden Valley Ski Area and other ski areas in Wisconsin. He was enshrined into the Lakeshore All Sports Hall of Fame, and served as treasurer of that organization from 1982 to the present. He acted in two plays as part of the local Masquers Theatre Company in the early 1960s. David loved to play golf, watch birds, enjoyed photography and woodworking. He was an avid reader, and loved to spend time with his grandsons.
He is survived by his wife: Maxine, Manitowoc; sister: Glenna Barkan, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; daughters: Heidi Kelley, Asheville, N.C.; Moira Kelley, Madison; sons-in-law: Ken Betsalel and Don Creedy; stepdaughters and their husbands: Debbie (Alan) Stock, Kellnersville; and Cindy (Joe) Monty, Wauwatosa; grandchildren: Ben and Simon Betsalel; Henry Creedy; Joshua Stock; Christopher, Noah and Benjamin Monty; mother-in-law: Valeria Zboralski, Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his first wife: Alice (Welke) Kelley; and his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at St. James Episcopal Church, 434 N. 8th St., Manitowoc. Father Thomas McAlpine will officiate. Military graveside services will be accorded by the VFW Otto Oas Post 659 at 2 p.m. at Mishicot Village Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., on Monday evening from 5 to 8 p.m., and again on Tuesday morning at the funeral home from 9 to 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either the Mishicot High School Perpetual Scholarship Fund or to St. James Episcopal Church.
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