Kelly Kelly

Kelly J. Kelly, age 73, of Fonda, Iowa died April 17, 2018 in Ames, Iowa. Memorial services will take place Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Catholic Cemetery in Fonda. Visitation will take place Friday, April 27, 2018 from 5-7:00 p.m. with a rosary at 7:00 p.m. all at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed towards Ovarian Cancer Research or The Lung Association. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Kelly graced the world with her presence on August 14, 1944, joining what would eventually become the Fighting Fitzgerald's, numbering 15 total in siblings. She was the daughter of William Emmet and Mary Helen (Wiewel) Fitzgerald. She attended parochial school from elementary thru high school, graduating from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Fonda with the Class of 1962. She went on to marry Patrick William Kelly, on September 28, 1963 a union that would last for the next 54-years, and produce a talented family. The following five decades would include making homes in Fort Dodge, Ankeny, and Fonda, all the while encompassing the multiple roles of wife, homemaker, and mother to four children along with their numerous friends and counterparts over the expanse of time. Kelly loved conversation, possessed a contagious laugh, a commanding presence, and a deep love for her family and friends. A mainstay within her life for nearly 20-years in the City of Ankeny was the original Daylight Donuts. Coffee and donuts in the morning was just the beginning of the conversation, but the hours spent with friends that would last for a lifetime would merit a wellspring of debate mixed with compassion that kept every member of the unofficial club on their respective toes. She loved cats, especially Tipper and Boots, tenants that stayed for 16-years; and the long running morning game show, The Price is Right, was never missed. Kelly was a devout Irish, Roman Catholic, and passed peacefully. Even when her eyesight and ability to recite from memory daily prayers for the Rosary began to take hold and elude her, she quietly persevered and stayed the course, always making sure both her recently gifted pink Rosary and well-worn blue prayer book were at hand. Kelly is survived by her husband Patrick, of Fonda, IA; daughter Buffi (Keith) Moore of Ames, IA; son Wade (Shawna) Kelly of Ankeny, IA, and son Dana (Lindsey) Kelly of Boise, ID; grandchildren: Patrick Rivas of CT; Ian Mart of Ventura CA; Jade Mart of Ames, IA: Steven, Isabelle, Cameron and Lucy Kelly of Ankeny, IA and Reese Kelly of Boise, ID; siblings; Patricia Corey, Mike Fitzgerald, Charlie Fitzgerald, Judy Platten, Jackie Schuttler, Becky Spiess and Tim Fitzgerald. Kelly was preceded in death by her eldest daughter, Kristine Rivas, June 28, 2016; her parents Emmett and Helen Fitzgerald; and siblings: Terry Fitzgerald, Tony Fitzgerald, Rodney Fitzgerald, Sidney Champion, Sue Imming, Penny Wilde and Stephanie Buckley.

Kelly Kelly

August 14, 1944 - April 17, 2018