Lucy B Kelly

Lucy B. Kelly died at her home in Bentley Village, Naples, FL on October 21, 2022. She was born in Yonkers, NY on September 17, 1927, the daughter of Michael and Lucy Butler. She attended Yonkers schools and graduated from the Cochran School of Nursing at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. A registered nurse, she was a member of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corp during WWII and was a head nurse at St. John’s Hospital in the woman’s surgical division. Lucy also received a BS degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. In later years, after raising her family, she was a school nurse in the Somers, NY school system. An active member of the Altar Rosary Society of St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac, NY, she was an Officer as well as a Eucharistic minister for many years. She continued her ministry at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Naples. A volunteer at the Bedford Maximum Security Prison in Bedford Hills, NY for many years, she loved working with the incarcerated mothers and arranging visits with their children in her home overnight. It was a humbling experience for her. Her dearest husband, Howard, predeceased her in June of 2012 after 63 years of marriage, and her son, Edward Kelly predeceased her in February of 2014. She is survived by four children, Mary Cuthbertson of Naples, FL, Howard A. Kelly, III (Pam) of Naples, FL, Regina Rice of Cornelius, NC and Victoria Smith (Colin) of Leesburg, VA. She also leaves behind six granddaughters, Mia, Amanda, Jaime, Kelly, Tierney and Caroline, great-grandson Mars, 2 great grand-daughters, Mary-Kate and Lucy and her sister, Michele Buckley of Babylon, NY. Lucy will be remembered as a very loving mother and friend to those who shared her life, kind and caring and always sustained by her strong faith in God. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 10:00 AM at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 625 111th Ave. No., Naples, Fl. A reception for family and friends will follow in the Parish Life Center. Lucy’s family would like to thank the staff at Bentley Village Assisted Living and the staff at the Bentley Village Care Center as well as Avow Hospice for their loving care shown to Lucy in her final days. In lieu of flowers, kindly make remembrances to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. John’s Church or to Avow Hospice 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, FL 34105. To sign her guest register or to leave online condolences please visit www.ShikanyFuneralHome.com. Arrangements are being handled by Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated Since 1978

Lucy B Kelly

September 17, 1927 - October 21, 2022