Dorothy Kelly

Dorothy Kelly, 89, of Sioux City passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 3, 2016, at Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Koehler of Faith United Presbyterian Church officiating. Private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home.
Dorothy Kelly was born on Nov. 6, 1926, in Sioux City, the daughter of Samuel Oliver and Matilda Henrietta West. She was the sixth of nine children, and had one sister and seven brothers. Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Sioux City and a proud graduate of East High School.
On Aug. 29, 1947, Dorothy was united in marriage to Eugene Kelly, a union that lasted 62 years. They raised one daughter and two sons. Gene passed away in December 2009.
Dorothy worked at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., during World War II. She later worked for Sears and at Sioux City's Morningside Branch Library prior to retirement. She was very active throughout her life at Westminster and Morningside Presbyterian Churches as a deacon, circle member and with the church's missionary causes. Her most happy days after retirement were spent providing daycare for her two grandchildren, Jessica and Nicholas.
Dorothy is survived by sons, Roger (Kathy) Kelly of Sioux City, and Keith (Susan) Kelly of Sioux City; a daughter, Lynn Kelly of Sergeant Bluff; grandchildren, Kristin Chmiel, Nathan Kelly, Jessica Kelly and Nicholas Kelly; great-grandchildren, Derek Chmiel, Kyle Chmiel and Evan Kelly; and brothers, Earl West and Howard West of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Hazel Bowers; and brothers, Harry West, John West, Warren West, Raymond West and Willis West.
In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 4327 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, IA 51106.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Sunrise Retirement Community and Embassy Rehab and Care Center for the wonderful care offered Dorothy in her final years.