Ramona Rowe Kelly

Ramona Rowe Kelly, 95, of Sioux City, died Monday February 17. 

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 22 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.

The former Ramona Rowe was born November 17, 1924 in Sioux City.  She attended Sioux City public schools and graduated from East High School.  She graduated from Kansas City Radio School with further education at Briar Cliff College.  During WWII she was employed by the Civil Aeronautics Association as a radio operator.

She married Fred T. Kelly, January 28, 1951 in Sioux City. He died October 6, 1983.

She was a member of First Congregational Church, Portfolio Study Club, and a Sustaining member of Junior League.  As a member in Junior League, she was instrumental in starting the Children’s Theatre and raising money to purchase the Peirce Mansion which was then donated by the League to the city to become the Sioux City Public Museum.

Survivors include two sons, Tate Kelly and wife, Margaret, of Arlington, Texas their children Kirk Kelly, Cara Kelly Lentz and four great-grandchildren: Kanon, Clare, Palmer and Maggie.  Tammas Kelly, MD, of Fort Collins, Colorado, Professor of Psychiatry at George Washington University and Director of The Depression & Bipolar Clinic of Colorado and his two children, Sarah and Blair Skye Kelly, and their mother, Cynthia Van Farowe, MD, and sister-in-law Marilyn Rowe of Grand Junction, Colorado.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Bruce Rowe, and sister Barbara Cottrell.  Also sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law:  John & Dorothy Kelly, Gene & Marion Kelly, Jim & Mary Fenlon, Anthony & Sally Kelly, MD, Lennon & Jean Kelly and Marion Cottrell.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Sioux City Art Center or the Siouxland Humane Society.

A lunch will be served at the Sioux City Country Club following the service.