Winnifred A Kelly

1942 - 2018  (76 years)

• Name	Winnifred A Kelly
  Nickname	Sister Winnifred Kelly
  Birth	6 Jan 1942	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Jun 2018	Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
  Burial	Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station, New Jersey, USA
  Person ID	I3043	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Joseph Kelly,   b. 31 Aug 1907, Lot 19, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 29 Mar 1972, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Madeline McIver,   b. 6 Mar 1912, Van Buren, Maine, USA d. 4 Feb 1991, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Census - 1950 US Census - Boston, Massachusetts

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Sister Winnifred Kelly Located at Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station, New Jersey, USA.

  
  

• Notes

  Sister Winnifred A. Kelly, 76 (formerly Sister John Madeline),a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at St. Joseph Health and Rehab Center, Cedar Grove, NJ. The wake for Sister Winnifred Kelly will be held on Monday. July 2, 2018 from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Holy Family Chapel, Convent Station, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial at 1:30p.m. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station immediately following the Mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of S.J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service. For more information please visit their website: www.parsippanyfuneral.com. Sister Winnifred was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of John and Madeline (McIver) Kelly. She entered the Sisters of Charity on September 6, 1961 and was a member for 56 years. Sister Winnifred graduated from St. Raphael School of Nursing, New Haven, CT with a Diploma in Nursing. She received her BSN from Pace University, Westchester, NY. After a period of time she pursued an MPA degree in Public Administration in Health Care from Long Island University, NY. During the period of pursuing her various degrees Sister Winnifred served as a nurse at the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT and Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY. She served in the health ministry at St. Anne Villa, Convent Station NJ and Paterson Adult Day Center, Paterson, NJ. She was a Director of Project L.I.N.C., Pompton Lakes; NJ and Program Manager at Kessler/Wellkind, Chester, NJ and at Jarvie Commonwheel Service, NY. She began to pursue other interests and became a Web Site Manager for the Passionist Community, Union City, NJ; and a Project Consultant and Data Integration/Medical Billing, at the Senior Care & Activities Center, Montclair, NJ. She was an advocate for the elderly and frequently contacted elected officials about funding and legislation that impacted the lives of senior citizens and persons in extended care facilities. Sister Winnie was a professional softball player in her beloved Massachusetts prior to entering the Sisters of Charity. Her love of the outdoors and of sports continued as she pursued different activities with her good friend, Sister Dorothy Mastrian. Her strong belief in the need for senior adults to exercise regularly led her to become an Exercise Leader at Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, NJ. She is survived by the Sisters of Charity; SC; her sister, Mary Swan, her nieces Mary Beth Mayo and Sherry Bennett nephews Michael Swan and Brian Kelly all of Massachusetts; good friends Carol Hoban, SC and Paul and Elaine Hennion; other nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Sisters of Charity Development Fund, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0476 would be greatly appreciated. Funeral Home S.J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service 60 North Beverwyck Rd. Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 (973) 335-4700