Matthew W. Kelly

Matthew W. Kelly, 54, of Newcastle, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022.  Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the Congregational Church in Newcastle.  Visitation will begin at 9:30 A.M. at the church.  Burial will be at Newcastle City Cemetery.

Matt was born the son of Terrance and Jeannette (Brandt) Kelly on December 28, 1967 in Sioux City, Iowa.  He graduated from Hartington Public High School in 1987.  Matt lived at home while he worked for Great Dane for about 10 years.  He then moved to Newcastle and worked for Wilson Trailer until his health declined. 

Matt had a larger than life personality and was quite the jokester.  He was content to hang out at the farm, enjoying a Budlight and a cigarette, while he played with the dogs or tinkered on some project.  He made friends everywhere he went because he enjoyed people.  He loved his family and his friends and packed a lot of life into his short time here.

Matt is survived by his mother, Jeannette Kelly of Hartington, Nebraska; siblings, Mark (Michelle) Kelly of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cody Kelly (fiancé Chelsi Melroy) of Holdrege, Nebraska, and Katrina (Leray) Anderson of Crofton, Nebraska; and nieces and nephews, Marcus and Dillion Kelly, Caysen, Owen, and Elliott Kelly, Raven MacRunnels, Cheyenne and Payden Anderson, and Emitt Fillinger.

He was preceded in death by his father, Terrance; brother Eugene; and special uncle, Gene Brandt.