Guy Richard Kelly, 84, of Darien, passed away suddenly Feb. 19, 2017, at his home.
He was born March 27, 1932, to Cloyd and Ethel (Cass) Kelly. He attended the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. On April 24, 1954, he married Betty Sanderson in Columbus.
Guy was employed at Borg Fabrics as a machinist for 31 years until Borg closed in 1981. He worked part-time at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf as a child-care counselor for 20 years.
In 1969, he was involved with the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf distribution as an installer, repairman and trainer. He has been retired for more than 30 years. In 2004 he was inducted into the Wisconsin School for the Deaf Hall of Fame for his services to the deaf community.
Guy enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing, hunting, camping and making people laugh with his humorous stories. He devoted a lot of his time to the Southern Lakes Association of the Deaf. He was a member and an officer for many organizations such as Wisconsin Association of the Deaf, Madison Association of the Deaf, National Fraternal Society of the Deaf and Wisconsin Deaf Campers. He also enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Guy is survived by his wife, Betty; two sons, Ed, of Long Beach, Calif., and Dean and his wife, Susie, of Darien; two grandchildren, Ryan and his partner, Jill, of Indianapolis, and Casey and his partner, Nola, of Darien; four great-grandchildren, Jett, of Indianapolis, and Kyra, Zeke and Koby, of Darien; a brother, Steve, of Green Valley, Ariz., and Evelyn Duesterbeck, of Delavan.
A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday with visitation at 9 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 416 W. Geneva St., Delavan, with the Revs. Robert Rickman and Timothy Ritter officiating.
Pall bearers are Ed Kelly, Dean Kelly, Susie Kelly, Ryan Kelly, Casey Kelly and and Jett Kelly. Honorary pall bearers are Steve Kelly and Evelyn Duesterbeck.
Memorials may be made to Southern Lakes Association of the Deaf. Those wishing to sign Guy’s guest book may do so at betzerfuneralhome.com.
