Anna Mae Kelley

92, of Carmel, Indiana departed this life Friday, August 4, 2023. She was born March 2, 1931 in Wasuseon, Ohio to the late Loy Blessy and Laura Ruth (Steinbrecher) Kutzli. She was the second of twelve children and grew up on the family farm with many responsibilities and a deep appreciation for family values. On July 30, 1955 Anna married Thomas Neil Kelley at the First English Lutheran Church in Gibsonburg, Ohio.

Anna was an accomplished gardener, a skilled solver of crossword and jigsaw puzzles, loved to relax with a good book and never passed on an opportunity to make memories with her loving family. She had resided at Magnolia Springs for the last nine years and had volunteered there for many functions including their Alzheimer’s support group. Anna will be greatly missed and fondly remembered there.

Anna was preceded in death by her loving husband Thomas Neil Kelley in 1992; beloved daughter, Colleen A. Kelley in 2022; dear siblings, Rose Ohm, Ruth Aleshire, Donald Kutzli, Allene Kutzli, Donna Burkette and infant brother, Paul Kutzli.

Anna is survived by her devoted daughters, Susan (Dan) Gaafar and Tara Kiernan; grateful grandchildren, Christopher Thomas (Allison) Gaafar, David Eric (fiancé Vanessa David) Gaafar, and Scott Thomas (Jerika) Boyer; dear great-grandchildren, Ruby A. Gaafar, Lillian (Lilly) K. Gaafar, Ray Thomas Boyer III (Tripp) and Bailey Ann Boyer; beloved siblings, Ida Richter, Sandra Baker, Linda (Dick) Williamson, Margaret Helle and Karen (Douglas) Hise as well as a host of dear friends at Magnolia Springs.

A graveside service will begin at 11:00AM on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Willow Cemetery in Oregon, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Anna's name are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.leppertmortuarycarmel.com for the Kelley family.