Edna Kelly
October 18, 2011

Edna Rusch Kelly, 83, Green Bay, died very peacefully Saturday evening, February 5, 2005 at the home that she loved. She was born on July 21, 1921 in Green Bay to the late Matthew and Laura (Gajafsky) Rusch. After graduating from West High School in 1939, Edna did some work at Oneida Golf and Riding Club and took some bookkeeping courses, which led her to a job at Fisk Insurance Agency. She later became employed by the Chamber of Commerce, Van Lanen Printing, Clark Business and most recently, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, which made her feel very special. Edna enjoyed living among her extended family, both growing up and as she got older. Her special grandsons enhanced her later years. Edna loved animals, politics, and the Green Bay Packers. She always felt so fortunate to have attended the first Super Bowl with friends, taking the trophy to Los Angeles. She will be dearly missed by her family. Survivors include her daughter, Flora; two grandsons: Matt and Mikey Kelly; nieces and nephews: Thomas and Pamala Schaus, Laurie and John Stelmach and Cheryl (the late John) Schaus; great nieces and nephews and their families: Samuel Schaus and daughter, Callista; Dan (fianc?, Nicole) and Adam Schaus, John (Anna) Stelmach, and children, Anton, Paul and Elizabeth; Craig (Brenda), Jenny (special friend, Josh) and Kristen (special friend, Jeremy) Stelmach; and Stephanie and Johnny Schaus; other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her twin brother, Edward ?Sonny? Rusch, a casualty of World War II; and two sisters and one brother-in-law: Mildred and Kenneth Schaus and Lois Rusch. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at Lyndahl Funeral Home, Lombardi Ave. at Ridge Rd. Visitation will continue after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where funeral services will take place at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Pat Green officiating. Online condolences may be expressed at www.lyndahl.com. The family would like to thank the staff and students of NWTC for making Edna feel so special and giving her a purpose these last years.

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