Edward passed away peacefully in hospice on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at age 91.
Predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Ann Beverly Kelly (Klos); parents, Edward and Cecilia (Dollen) Kelly; and brothers, Msgr. Charles P. Dollen, Rev. Bernard F. Dollen and David L. Kelly. He is survived by his children, John (Karen), Bernard (Susan), Cecilia (Steven) Maffett, Charles (Mary Jane) and Mary Catherine (Joseph) Vander Linden; grandchildren, Ian Kelly, Ashlan (Kyle) Carter, Noelle Kelly, Brandin (Jennifer) Kelly, Christina (Joseph) Kelly, Megan Maffett, Elizabeth (Keith) Johnson, Tessa Kelly, Benjamin and Lauren Vander Linden; 6 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Michael (Nancy) Kent; sister-in-law, Barbara Kelly; and several nieces and nephews.
Edward graduated from Aquinas Institute and RIT and was an Army veteran. He later retired from Kodak Park and DePaul Mental Health (Churchville, NY).
Family and friends may call at the Leo M. Bean and Sons Funeral Home Tuesday 4-7pm. Funeral Mass Wednesday 11:15 am at St. Theodore’s Church, 168 Spencerport Rd. Rochester, NY 14606. Interment, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or School of the Holy Childhood.
