South Bend Tribune
10/13/2002
WILLARD A.
KELSEY
03/19/1925 -
10/08/2002
Willard A. Kelsey, 77, of
Kissimmee, Fla., formerly of South Bend, Ind., died following an illness at 2:04
p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in Osceola Regional Medical Center,
Kissimmee.
Mr. Kelsey was born March 19,
1925, in South Bend, to Ray W. and May VALE Kelsey, and was a lifetime area
resident until moving to Florida in 1998. On March 22, 1944 in South Bend,
he married Eileen M. CRUTCHETT, who preceded him in death on January 18,
1998.
He is survived by two daughters,
Kathleen M. (Charles) PORTER of South Bend and Patricia J. COOPER of Kissimmee;
two sons, Robert A. (Holly) Kelsey of Indianapolis, and William M. (Karen)
Kelsey of Glendale, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; a
sister, Eleanore Louise DILTS of South Bend; and one brother, Harry R. (Betty)
Kelsey of Temple, Texas.
Mr. Kelsey retired in 1987 from
Turtle Creek Apartments where he was employed as an appliance and heating and
cooling repairman. He had also worked at McCaffery Electric and Colip
Electric previously. He was formerly a member of Calvary Baptist Church
before moving to Florida.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Monday October 14, in Calvary Baptist Church,with Rev. David JENKINS
officiating. Burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery . Friends may call
from 2 to 5 p.m. today, October 13, in Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William
Street.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, Memorial & Tributes
Program, P.O. Box 88-541, Chicago, Ill. 60680-1541 or to the American Diabetes
Association, Memorial & Honors Program, P.O.Box 2680, North Canton, Oh.
44720