.C. He briefly considered becoming a lawyer and passed the board exam to practice in Iowa. He became associated with Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York in its Des Moines office. Returning to Fort Dodge in 1951, he joined the insurance agency his father, the late Tom Kelley, established in 1917. In 1952, he and his brother, Robert bought Kelley Insurance Agency from their father. He retired after 37 years. He married Mary Virginia Ottoson on October 1, 1949. They made their home in Fort Dodge in 1951. Tom was active in Holy Trinity Parish. He was a Life Member of the Knights of Columbus, a Paul Harris Fellow of the Fort Dodge Rotary Club, and member of numerous other organizations. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ginnie Kelley, who died February 11, 2011; his parents, Frances and Tom Kelley, stepmother, Mary Kelley; brothers, Jim and Bob Kelley and brother in-law, Chuck McCrea. He is survived by his children, Patricia Kelley of Chicago, Illinois; David Kelley of Madison Wisconsin; Peggy (Craig) Murphy of Fort Dodge; Sheila (Mark) Osman of Northbrook, Illinois; sisters, Jean Kelley, SL of Louisville Kentucky, Loy McCrea of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister-in-law, Ginny Kelley of Fort Dodge, Iowa; grandchildren, Sean (Emily) Murphy and Megan (Tyler) Johnson; Erin (Andy) Kelley Bober, Sara (Terry) Fraser, Katie (Eric) Ennocenti; Thomas Osman and Kevin (Meagan) Sullivan Osman; great-grandchildren, Laila, Lucy and Leah Johnson; Seamus X; Maeve Murphy; Hattie and Cleo Fraser; and Avery Ennocenti. Memorials may be left to Unity Point Hospice, Holy Trinity Parish or St Edmond Catholic School System.