Walter J. Kelly, 73, died June 17, 2006, History Chair Emeritus, Chicago State University, son of the late Walter J. Kelly and Frances Houlihan Kelly; husband of Eva Staudenmeyer Kelly for 51 years; father of Margaret Carroll, Thomas (Kay) Martin, Peter (Barbara), Kathryn (Timothy Kelpsas) and the late Paul Kelly; grandfather of Daniel, Hannah and Timothy Carroll, Kevin and Andy Kelly, Ann and Margaret Kelly, Jack and Rosie Kelly, Josie and Jamie Kelpsas; brother of the late William Kelly and the late Marjorie O’Doherty. Visitation Wednesday, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m., from the BradyGill Funeral Home (Heeney-Laughlin Directors), 2929 W. 87th St., Evergreen Park, to Christ the King Church, 9235 S. Hamilton Ave., Chicago. Mass 10 a.m. Interment St. Mary Cemetery. No flowers please. Memorials to Misericordia/Heart of Mercy, 6300 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, IL 60660; American Diabetes Assn., 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60602; or Capt. William J. Hurley Scholarship Fund, c/o Beverly Bank, 10258 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60643, appreciated. 708-636-5500
