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Dr. John Kelley
DR. JOHN R. KELLEY
Marion
Dr. John R. Kelley, 74, of Marion, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A private memorial service will be held in Mount Ayr.
John is survived by his wife, Carolyn; son, Jonathan and wife Deanna of Highland Village, Texas; son, Douglas and wife Sara of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Emma, Payson, Brianna, Aidan and Zane; his brother, Jerry and wife Joyce; and brother-in-law, Bill Pritchard and wife Kay.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to the University of Iowa Dance Marathon, a philanthropy that had a special place in his heart and is dedicated to supporting oncology patients at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital at http://tinyurl.com/John
RKelley. A full obituary may be found there. Donations also may be made to UI Dance Marathon with John Kelley Memorial in the memo line and mailed to UI Dance Marathon, 145 Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA 52242.
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