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Charles 'Chuck' Kelly
CHARLES CLYDE "CHUCK" KELLY
Elkader
Charles Clyde "Chuck" Kelly, 81, of Elkader, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point with Pastor Margaret Yackel-Juleen officiating. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point. Friends may also call beginning at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment with military rites: Cass Township Cemetery, Strawberry Point. Military rights by Iowa Honor Guard and Strawberry Point American Legion.
He was born on June 2, 1934, in Littleport, the son of Gaye and Lois (Morarend) Kelly. Charles attended country school near Waterville and high school in Elkader. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country from 1952 to 1956 during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1960.
On June 14, 1958, Charles was united in marriage to Darlene Marie Jaster in Elkader. Two children were born to this union. The family lived in Cedar Rapids from 1958 to 1999. Charles worked for Nissen-Universal as a machinist and foreman, retiring in the mid-1990s. They then returned to rural Elkader.
Charles was a lifetime member of the Marion American Legion Post No. 298. He loved to dance, shoot pool, play cards and mushroom hunt. Charles also enjoyed watching professional wrestling on television, but most of all he cherished his time with family and friends.
Survivors include his two children, Mike (Lori) Kelly of Cedar Rapids and Rhonda (Larry) Rozinek of Robins; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Sharon Thein of Alabama; his sweetheart and special friend, Pat Lange, and her family of Elkader; a brother-in-law, Jerry (Linda) Jaster of Elkader; four sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Darlene Kelly, in 2007; three sisters, Luella, Katie and Zelpha; and four brothers, Wyvil "Butch," Harland "Buck," Alto and Gerald.
Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com.
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