Obituary: Norma Kelly

Norma R. Kelly, 89, of Brighton, Colo., passed away on March 1, 2012, at her home. She was born July 15, 1922, in Meeker, Colo. She graduated from Meeker High School and attended Colorado Women’s College. She married John L. Kelly on June 7, 1941, in Denver.
Norma owned and operated a radio control airplane hobby shop until retirement. She had her commercial pilot’s license and was an avid pilot. She also built and flew her own radio control airplanes and was a member of the Mile Hi R/C Club. In her free time, she also enjoyed riding dirt bikes and was a marvelous cook.
She is survived by her son, Robert (Karen) Kelly of Brighton; daughter-in-law, Debbie Kelly of Fairfax, Va.; three grandchildren, Katie Kelly of Denver, Molly Kelly of Evanston, Il., and Erin Kelly of Portland, Ore.; five great-grandchildren, Tucker, Cooper, Zoe, Alex and Dean.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, John, in 1998; her son Lawrence in 1990 and one grandson, Patrick Kelly, in 1988.
A memorial mass was held Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 1 p.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Brighton. Interment will be held in Meeker, Colo., in the spring.
Tabor-Rice Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.