Kelly was adopted at 1 month. She accepted Jesus as Saviour at 8. Kelly grew up on the farm at Osborne, Man. She attended Caronport (Sask.) High School and Winkler (Man.) Bible Institute. She worked in Winnipeg, staying with her grandmother until she got a place of her own. She enjoyed taking computer courses. Kelly taught Sunday school. After a major blood clot in 2008, she was in and out of hospital, no longer able to work. She struggled with weight and heart congestion. While she was restricted to her chair, her hands kept busy making hundreds of afghans for charity. In her Bible, Kelly wrote, “To be with Jesus forever is the sum of all happiness.”
