Harley
Kelly, 84
Thief
River Falls - Harley "Bud" Kelly, 84, died
Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at Innovis Hospital in
Fargo, N.D.
A
memorial service will be held in the spring. Green
Funeral Home in Thief River Falls is in charge of
the arrangements.
Harley
Kelly was born on December 29, 1917 in Devils Lake,
N.D., the son of Harry and Sina (Eckland) Kelly. In
1929, he moved with his family to Thief River Falls
from Grand Forks, N.D. He attended St. Bernard's
Catholic School, a Thief River Falls public
elementary school, and Lincoln High School,
graduating in 1937. Following high school, Harley
attended St. John University and the Minnesota
School of Business. He then entered the U.S. Army
during World War II, serving in the southern
Pacific Theatre before his honorable
discharge.
On
July 17, 1946, he was united in marriage to Darlene
Pahlen of Red Lake Falls. The couple resided in
Thief River Falls where Harley "Bud" went into the
hardware business with his father. The business was
known as Kelly's Hardware.
Locally,
Bud was an active member of the American Legion,
VFW, Rotary Club, Golden K, Elks Lodge, St.
Bernard's Catholic Church Pastoral Council,
Northwest Medical Association, and Northwest
Medical Center board of directors. He was also a
member of the Our Own Hardware advisory panel in
Minneapolis. He served on the Elks building
committee, was president of the Thief River Falls
Chamber of Commerce, and was Chef D. Gear of the 40
et 8, a part of the American Legion.
Survivors
include his wife, Darlene of Thief River Falls; two
sons, Tim (Linda) Kelly of Milwaukee, Wisc. and
Jeff (Maribeth) Kelly of Apple Valley; five
grandchildren; and a sister, Violet Larson of
Greeley, Colo.
He
was preceded in death by a son, Michael J. Kelly,
and his parents. A00003B2002FB20
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