Gertrude Kelly

A Life Remembered

Gertrude E. Kelly

Born
April 15, 1906
Panama, Iowa

Died
October 14, 2005
Woodbine, Iowa

Mass of Christian Burial
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Woodbine, Iowa
Friday, October 14, 2005 at 10:00 am

Clergy Rev. Paul Strittmatter & Rev. Bob Schoemann

Musician Nancy Foutch
Vocalist Andrea Scichilone
Selections "On This Day" "O Beautiful Mother"
"Hail Holy Queen" "Be Not Afraid"

Pall Bearers
Tim Grady, Jim Hickey, Bill Hutcheson
Duane Kelley, Leo Kenkel, Arnold Park
John Schoemann

Final Resting Place
Woodbine Cemetery
Woodbine, Iowa


Gertrude Elizabeth (Schoemann) Kelly was born April 15, 1906, to Nikolaus and Barbara (Theisen) Schoemann in Panama, Iowa. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Panama and attended St. Angela Academy in Carroll, Iowa for one year. Gertrude married John J. Kelly in August of 1936. Msgr. L. Ligutti of Granger, Iowa, a longtime friend, married the couple.
Gertrude worked as a bookkeeper at the light plant and she played the organ at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, farming and her church. She also enjoyed spending time with the neighborhood ladies.
Gertrude died on Monday, October 10, 2005, at the Rose Vista Nursing Home attaining the age of 99 years, five months, and 25 days.
Gertrude was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1958; one brother, Christopher, and four sisters, Josephine, Matilda, Marie, and Clara "Sister Grace." She is survived by her three sons, Wayne Kelly and Pat Kelly of Woodbine, Iowa, Kendall Kelly and his wife Margie McAllister of McKinney, Texas; granddaughter, Mary Beth and her husband Tim Plowman of Woodbine, Iowa; great grandson, Jonathan James Plowman and great granddaughter, Jamie Lynn Plowman both of Woodbine, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.