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Katherine Jane “Kitty” <I>Ardapple</I> Kelly

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Katherine Jane “Kitty” Ardapple Kelly

Birth
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Death
2 Oct 2023 (aged 100)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden Bldg 2, Side C, Level 3, Crypt 22-D
Memorial ID
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Katherine "Kitty" Kelly Doherty of Lafayette, IN passed away on October 2, 2023 at the age of 100 years.

Katherine Jane Ardapple was born on August 2, 1923 in Lafayette IN. She graduated from Jefferson High School and attended Depauw University. Katherine had a fashion flair and loved to dance. She married Robert Franklin Kelly on November 10, 1941 at the First Christian Church in Lafayette, IN.

She is survived by three children; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The generations span 10 decades. The Kelly family has had many musical successes throughout the years that culminated with the naming of West Lafayette's Bob Kelly Performing Arts Center in 2022 at West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School.

Robert Kelly died on April 5, 1991. Katherine then married Jim Doherty in 1996 in New Smyrna Beach, FL. He died on May 25, 2011.

Katherine will be buried next to Robert at Tippecanoe Memorial Gardens in West Lafayette, IN after a private family service.
Katherine "Kitty" Kelly Doherty of Lafayette, IN passed away on October 2, 2023 at the age of 100 years.

Katherine Jane Ardapple was born on August 2, 1923 in Lafayette IN. She graduated from Jefferson High School and attended Depauw University. Katherine had a fashion flair and loved to dance. She married Robert Franklin Kelly on November 10, 1941 at the First Christian Church in Lafayette, IN.

She is survived by three children; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The generations span 10 decades. The Kelly family has had many musical successes throughout the years that culminated with the naming of West Lafayette's Bob Kelly Performing Arts Center in 2022 at West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School.

Robert Kelly died on April 5, 1991. Katherine then married Jim Doherty in 1996 in New Smyrna Beach, FL. He died on May 25, 2011.

Katherine will be buried next to Robert at Tippecanoe Memorial Gardens in West Lafayette, IN after a private family service.

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  • Created by: A. P. Reed
  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238796362/katherine_jane-kelly: accessed ), memorial page for Katherine Jane “Kitty” Ardapple Kelly (2 Aug 1923–2 Oct 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 238796362, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by A. P. Reed (contributor 48008650).