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 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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