Obituaries

Lifelong Medfield Resident William 'Bill' Kelly Passes Away

Editor's note: The following obituary was published on Roberts Mitchell Funeral Service's website.

William Joseph Kelly, Jr., of Medfield, where he has been a lifelong resident, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at the in Medfield.

Beloved husband of Katherine June (Hinkley) Kelly, he is the loving father of Thomas W. Kelly and his wife Beth and daughter Nancy Kelly Lavin and her husband Christopher, also four grandchildren Sarah E. and Catherine J. Kelly and Colton W. and Cally June Lavin, all of Medfield. He was predeceased by two sisters, Charlotte Erwin and Anita Anderson.

A complete obituary will follow.

Kelly was the owner of Lord's Department Store on Main Street since 1953 – though it has been run by his children, Nancy Kelly Lavin and Tom Kelly for years after joining the business soon after college. to read about Kelly and his Main Street business.

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