MAYVILLE - Jean Kelsey, 83, of North Erie Street, Mayville, died Tuesday (June 11, 2013), in her home surrounded by her family.
She was born Nov. 8, 1929, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., the daughter of the late Howard L. and Freda Larson Graham.
Jean had been the senior insurance clerk for Chautauqua County Department of Social Services in Mayville, until her retirement Aug. 17, 1995.
She was a member of the Mayville United Methodist Church. where she was a church trustee. She was also a member of the Mayville Senior Citizens, Town of Chautauqua Loan Closet, Chautauqua Township Historical Society and a life member of the Lake Chautauqua Memorial Post Veterans of Foreign Wars in Mayville. She had also been a volunteer grandmother at the former Mayville Central School and then at Chautauqua Lake Central School.
Jean enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, traveling, sewing, reading, making and collecting Raggedy Anns and Raggedy Andys. Along with her husband, she was very instrumental with the 4th of July Parade in Mayville. She was a parade favorite for more than 25 years handing out candy as Raggedy Ann.
She is survived by two daughters: Jane K. (Mark) Peterson of Fredericksburg, Va., and Robin L. (Daniel) Traub of Raleigh, N.C.; and one son, Charles L. (Yvonne) Kelsey of Mayville; seven grandchildren, Deborah Hendrix of El Paso, Texas, Rebecca Traub of Raleigh, N.C., Daniel Traub of Hubert, N.C., Raechel Waid of Jamestown, Thomas Peterson of Dun-nellon, Fla., Miranda Robinson of Dunkirk, N.Y., and Andrea Cole of Moore, Okla.; seven great-grandchildren; and two broth-ers: Howard L. Graham of Saxonburg, Pa., and Henry C. Graham of Xenia, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. "Butt" Kelsey, whom she married Jan. 12, 1952, in Mayville, and who died June 22, 1990; one grandson, Jason Kelsey in 1980; two sisters: Eleanor (Sally) Ernst and Nancy Ross; and her stepfather Guion Barbour.
Evidence of her first name
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Name: Dorothy J Kelsey
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1929
Address: 543 Meadow Ln, Mayville, NY, 14757
She was born Nov. 8, 1929, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., the daughter of the late Howard L. and Freda Larson Graham.
Jean had been the senior insurance clerk for Chautauqua County Department of Social Services in Mayville, until her retirement Aug. 17, 1995.
She was a member of the Mayville United Methodist Church. where she was a church trustee. She was also a member of the Mayville Senior Citizens, Town of Chautauqua Loan Closet, Chautauqua Township Historical Society and a life member of the Lake Chautauqua Memorial Post Veterans of Foreign Wars in Mayville. She had also been a volunteer grandmother at the former Mayville Central School and then at Chautauqua Lake Central School.
Jean enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, traveling, sewing, reading, making and collecting Raggedy Anns and Raggedy Andys. Along with her husband, she was very instrumental with the 4th of July Parade in Mayville. She was a parade favorite for more than 25 years handing out candy as Raggedy Ann.
She is survived by two daughters: Jane K. (Mark) Peterson of Fredericksburg, Va., and Robin L. (Daniel) Traub of Raleigh, N.C.; and one son, Charles L. (Yvonne) Kelsey of Mayville; seven grandchildren, Deborah Hendrix of El Paso, Texas, Rebecca Traub of Raleigh, N.C., Daniel Traub of Hubert, N.C., Raechel Waid of Jamestown, Thomas Peterson of Dun-nellon, Fla., Miranda Robinson of Dunkirk, N.Y., and Andrea Cole of Moore, Okla.; seven great-grandchildren; and two broth-ers: Howard L. Graham of Saxonburg, Pa., and Henry C. Graham of Xenia, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. "Butt" Kelsey, whom she married Jan. 12, 1952, in Mayville, and who died June 22, 1990; one grandson, Jason Kelsey in 1980; two sisters: Eleanor (Sally) Ernst and Nancy Ross; and her stepfather Guion Barbour.
Evidence of her first name
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Name: Dorothy J Kelsey
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1929
Address: 543 Meadow Ln, Mayville, NY, 14757
MAYVILLE - Jean Kelsey, 83, of North Erie Street, Mayville, died Tuesday (June 11, 2013), in her home surrounded by her family.
She was born Nov. 8, 1929, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., the daughter of the late Howard L. and Freda Larson Graham.
Jean had been the senior insurance clerk for Chautauqua County Department of Social Services in Mayville, until her retirement Aug. 17, 1995.
She was a member of the Mayville United Methodist Church. where she was a church trustee. She was also a member of the Mayville Senior Citizens, Town of Chautauqua Loan Closet, Chautauqua Township Historical Society and a life member of the Lake Chautauqua Memorial Post Veterans of Foreign Wars in Mayville. She had also been a volunteer grandmother at the former Mayville Central School and then at Chautauqua Lake Central School.
Jean enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, traveling, sewing, reading, making and collecting Raggedy Anns and Raggedy Andys. Along with her husband, she was very instrumental with the 4th of July Parade in Mayville. She was a parade favorite for more than 25 years handing out candy as Raggedy Ann.
She is survived by two daughters: Jane K. (Mark) Peterson of Fredericksburg, Va., and Robin L. (Daniel) Traub of Raleigh, N.C.; and one son, Charles L. (Yvonne) Kelsey of Mayville; seven grandchildren, Deborah Hendrix of El Paso, Texas, Rebecca Traub of Raleigh, N.C., Daniel Traub of Hubert, N.C., Raechel Waid of Jamestown, Thomas Peterson of Dun-nellon, Fla., Miranda Robinson of Dunkirk, N.Y., and Andrea Cole of Moore, Okla.; seven great-grandchildren; and two broth-ers: Howard L. Graham of Saxonburg, Pa., and Henry C. Graham of Xenia, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. "Butt" Kelsey, whom she married Jan. 12, 1952, in Mayville, and who died June 22, 1990; one grandson, Jason Kelsey in 1980; two sisters: Eleanor (Sally) Ernst and Nancy Ross; and her stepfather Guion Barbour.
Evidence of her first name
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Name: Dorothy J Kelsey
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1929
Address: 543 Meadow Ln, Mayville, NY, 14757
She was born Nov. 8, 1929, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., the daughter of the late Howard L. and Freda Larson Graham.
Jean had been the senior insurance clerk for Chautauqua County Department of Social Services in Mayville, until her retirement Aug. 17, 1995.
She was a member of the Mayville United Methodist Church. where she was a church trustee. She was also a member of the Mayville Senior Citizens, Town of Chautauqua Loan Closet, Chautauqua Township Historical Society and a life member of the Lake Chautauqua Memorial Post Veterans of Foreign Wars in Mayville. She had also been a volunteer grandmother at the former Mayville Central School and then at Chautauqua Lake Central School.
Jean enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, traveling, sewing, reading, making and collecting Raggedy Anns and Raggedy Andys. Along with her husband, she was very instrumental with the 4th of July Parade in Mayville. She was a parade favorite for more than 25 years handing out candy as Raggedy Ann.
She is survived by two daughters: Jane K. (Mark) Peterson of Fredericksburg, Va., and Robin L. (Daniel) Traub of Raleigh, N.C.; and one son, Charles L. (Yvonne) Kelsey of Mayville; seven grandchildren, Deborah Hendrix of El Paso, Texas, Rebecca Traub of Raleigh, N.C., Daniel Traub of Hubert, N.C., Raechel Waid of Jamestown, Thomas Peterson of Dun-nellon, Fla., Miranda Robinson of Dunkirk, N.Y., and Andrea Cole of Moore, Okla.; seven great-grandchildren; and two broth-ers: Howard L. Graham of Saxonburg, Pa., and Henry C. Graham of Xenia, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. "Butt" Kelsey, whom she married Jan. 12, 1952, in Mayville, and who died June 22, 1990; one grandson, Jason Kelsey in 1980; two sisters: Eleanor (Sally) Ernst and Nancy Ross; and her stepfather Guion Barbour.
Evidence of her first name
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Name: Dorothy J Kelsey
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1929
Address: 543 Meadow Ln, Mayville, NY, 14757
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