Karen E. Kelly

Karen E. Kelly, 71 of Bellevue, Nebraska formerly of Grand Island died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2013 at Kahler-Dolce Mortuary in Papillion with visitation, Sunday January 20, 2013, 1-8 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m.at Kahler-Dolce Mortuary, Papillion, NE. Additional services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with the Rev. Bob Rhodes officiating. Interment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Apfel Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to St. Judes Hospital. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family. Survivors include her husband, Roger Kelly of Bellevue, NE, sister, Barbara Howie of Eugene, OR, sisters in law, Margaret Turk of Creston IA, Pat Schmidt of Hastings, NE, Connie Springer of Clive, IA, brothers in law, Frank (Dee Dee) Kelly of Phoenix, AZ, Bruce Kelly of Boone, IA, six nieces and five nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred & Jeanette (Hassett) Schmidt and brother, Robert Schmidt