Philip F. Kelly

Philip F. Kelly, 89, of West Hartford, husband of Susan T. Kelly, died at St. Francis Hospital on Tuesday. Phil was born in Middletown to the late Francis and Olga Kelly and grew up in Portland. He attended Portland High before graduating from Abbey Prep. in Simsbury. Phil graduated from UConn in June 1951. After school he went into the service, serving in the US Army during the Korean War. Upon his discharge he came back and started his own business P.F. Kelly Company. His work ethic and skill would allow him to be successful for his whole life, working right up until the day he died. Phil and Susan met at St. Timothy Church and were married for 21 years, she will always remember the way this handsome and charming man came into her life. Phil was an active and athletic man; he was a swimmer, skier, golfer, and horseman; the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming were a fixture and joy in his life (such that he’d make everyone listen to cowboy music for hours). He was a long-time member of Wampanoag C.C., Madison Beach Club, American Legion Post 96, and the Knights of Columbus at St. Peter Claver. He was a man of faith and a longtime member and usher at St. Peter Claver Church in West Hartford, supporter of Northwest Catholic High School, St. Timothy Middle School, Holy Family Retreat Center and the House of Bread. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children; Laura Kelly and her spouse Alben Puhlick of Farmington, Philip F. Kelly, Jr. his wife Deana of Ave Maria, FL, Maria Kelly and her husband George McKinley of Ashland, OR. Five grandchildren; Jacqueline, Julia, Charlotte, James, and Camille. Sue’s family; Elizabeth and her husband Paul Morrisroe of Glastonbury, Peter and his wife Anne Forand of Miami Fl, Kate Forand and her husband Ben Potter of Belfast, ME, Christina Forand Power and her husband Alexander Zimmerman, of Portland, ME. Their children; Paul, Kathleen, Patrick, Peter, Mollie, Liam, Joseph, Ada, Samuel, Lila, and Cian. His sister; Lou Kelly a Sister of Mercy. He was predeceased by his siblings; Jack and Joyce. Funeral services will be Saturday at 12 noon with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter Claver Church, 47 Pleasant St. West Hartford. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery, Middletown. Calling Hours will be Friday from 5-8 pm at Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, CT. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in his memory to Holy Family Retreat Center. Directions and Online Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Philip F. Kelly

October 23, 2018