Bernice L. Thieleman Kelly, age 95, of Mars, Adams Twp., passed away on Saturday evening, May 27, 2023 at St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.
Born in Adams Twp., PA on September 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late E. Raymond and Marie L. Kidd Thieleman.
A homemaker, Bernice attended LifePointe Alliance Church in Mars and was a former member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Evans City.
She loved sitting on her porch looking at the flowers, going for long car rides, getting a fish sandwich at McDonald's and ice cream cones.
Surviving are her daughter, Shari Galabinski (Mark) of Mars, her sons, Timothy Kelly (Pat) of Mars and Thomas Kelly (Charlene) of Allentown, her grandchildren, Erin, Scott and Cliff Kelly, Jack, Meg and Katie Kelly and Kelliann Galabinski and Clare Gill, her great grandchildren, Wes, Zeke, Silas, Nehemiah, Sophie, Ariah, Bodie and Levi, her brothers, George F. and William J. Thieleman, both of Mars and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas S. Kelly, who died on June 29, 1965, by her sisters, Eleanor M. Thieleman and Frances P. Baillie, and her brothers, Elmer E. and Donald C. Thieleman.
Friends will be received at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc. 238 Crowe Ave. Mars, PA on Thursday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. Additional visitation at the LifePointe Alliance Church, 997 Rt. 228, Mars, PA 16046 on Friday from 10:00 AM until time of funeral services at 11:00 AM. Rev. Paul Cope, officiating. Burial will be in Mars Cemetery, Adams Twp. Memorials may be made to LifePointe Alliance Church or Lutheran Senior Life Visiting Nurses, 154 Hindman Rd. Butler, PA 16001. Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.