Rita Ann Kelley, nee McNicholas, beloved wife of the late Thomas J. CFD; devoted mother of Mary “Ginger” (Robert, retired CPD) Anderson, Thomas J. retired MPFD (Catherine), Jane R. (George, retired CPS) Dornseif, James P. (Gwen) and Barbara (Donald) Baskin; most loving grandmother of Denise, Debra and Dawn Anderson, Kimberlie (Bill) Tarczynski and Thomas Kelley III, Angela (James) Cantillon and Ronald Dornseif, Rita, James Jr. and Robert Kelley, Donald III, Brendan and Brian Baskin; most loving great-grandmother to Matthew Anderson Herman; loving daughter of the late Patrick and Jane of County Mayo Ireland; preceded in death by her sister Mary, brother John and great-grandson William Kelley Tarczynski; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews; loving cousin to Mary Jane Howe; dear sister-in-law of Lillian McNicholas, Richard (Pat) Kelley and the late Eleanor “Sis”. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home, 625 Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Monday 10:15 a.m. to St. Mary of the Woods Church, mass 11 a.m. Interment Maryhill. Retired Illinois Bell “Pioneer” Telephone Co. Info: 847-685-1002
