Hilma C. Kelly

Hilma Kelly passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Hilma was born November 14, 1926 to H. Reinhard and Marie (Ask) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia. She grew up on a farm north of Madelia, attended country school through 8 grade, then graduated from Madelia High School in 1945. After graduation, Hilma attended beauty school and worked at a bank in Minneapolis. She was united in marriage to Gordon Kelly in March 1 960. They were blessed with two sons. Hilma farmed with her husband and sons for many years. In her later years, she liked to talk on the phone to keep up with what was going on in her relatives and friends lives. Hilma is survived by her two sons, Eugene and wife Sheryl, and Richard; sister Luella Schofield and brother Herman Jr. (Betty) Anderson; sisters-in-law Adeline, Elfriede and Lucille Anderson, Marlys Johnson, and Janice Kelly; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by her parents; husband Gordon in 2009; two sisters, Orda (Arnold) Tronrud and Myrtle (Melvin) Tronrud; four brothers, Bernhard, Gordon, Garland and Arden Anderson; in-laws, Curtis Schofield, Marlowe (Norma) Kelly, Ilah (Rolf) Otto, Elsie (Lloyd) Turbes, Arlene Jacobson and Donald Kelly; a niece, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Monday, January 29, 2018 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Hosanna Free Lutheran Church- St. James 1176 11th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Service Information 10:30 am Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Hosanna Free Lutheran Church- St. James 1176 11th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Interment Information Rosendale Lutheran Cemetery Rosendale Twp Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56019 Fellowship Lunch will be served following burial.