Dorothy
Dorothy A. Kelsall
d. January 30, 2023
Dorothy Rand Ayers Kelsall passed peacefully to Glory on January 30, 2023, at the age of 97, in Newark, Delaware.
She was born in Media, PA, on February 14, 1925, to Theodore Rand Ayers and Frances Kathryn Work Ayers. She graduated from Media High School in June 1942 and then married Maurice Shane Kelsall in July 1942.
Dorothy worked a variety of jobs. Her favorite was working at the Bryon G. Merrill Library, in Rumney, NH, where she worked from 1995 until she was 85. She was an avid reader and loved music. She enjoyed playing the piano or organ when asked, and she continued to play each day. She also enjoyed writing, keeping in touch with her many friends and family.
Dorothy was a member of the Rumney Baptist Church, where she participated in many Bible studies and supported the church wherever she could. For a time, she enjoyed accompanying the church choir.
Dorothy is survived by her children, Mary E. Holiskey, Dorothy J. Visser (David), Robert S. Kelsall (Maureen), Maurice S. Kelsall Jr. (Charlotte), Andrew W. Kelsall (Jane), Susan L. Fletcher (Roland), and her sister Elizabeth J. Bardes, of Jupiter, Florida. She had 30 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren, and 9 great great grandchildren.
Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Maurice S. Kelsall Sr., her sons, Frank Theodore and Donald Shane, her grandsons Stephen P. Holiskey and Christopher S. Kelsall, and her sister Kathryn F. Reed.
A memorial service will be held at the Rumney Baptist Church, 375 Main Street, Rumney, NH, at 11 a.m. on May 20, 2023. The burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please direct gifts to the New England Fellowship (PO Box 599, Rumney NH) or the Rumney Baptist Church (PO Box 300, Rumney NH 03266.
She was born in Media, PA, on February 14, 1925, to Theodore Rand Ayers and Frances Kathryn Work Ayers. She graduated from Media High School in June 1942 and then married Maurice Shane Kelsall in July 1942.
Dorothy worked a variety of jobs. Her favorite was working at the Bryon G. Merrill Library, in Rumney, NH, where she worked from 1995 until she was 85. She was an avid reader and loved music. She enjoyed playing the piano or organ when asked, and she continued to play each day. She also enjoyed writing, keeping in touch with her many friends and family.
Dorothy was a member of the Rumney Baptist Church, where she participated in many Bible studies and supported the church wherever she could. For a time, she enjoyed accompanying the church choir.
Dorothy is survived by her children, Mary E. Holiskey, Dorothy J. Visser (David), Robert S. Kelsall (Maureen), Maurice S. Kelsall Jr. (Charlotte), Andrew W. Kelsall (Jane), Susan L. Fletcher (Roland), and her sister Elizabeth J. Bardes, of Jupiter, Florida. She had 30 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren, and 9 great great grandchildren.
Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Maurice S. Kelsall Sr., her sons, Frank Theodore and Donald Shane, her grandsons Stephen P. Holiskey and Christopher S. Kelsall, and her sister Kathryn F. Reed.
A memorial service will be held at the Rumney Baptist Church, 375 Main Street, Rumney, NH, at 11 a.m. on May 20, 2023. The burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please direct gifts to the New England Fellowship (PO Box 599, Rumney NH) or the Rumney Baptist Church (PO Box 300, Rumney NH 03266.
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