Barbara C. Kelly of Holland, PA and Ocean City, N.J., passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA. She was 79.

She was the wife of the late Matthew A. Kelly, Jr. who passed away in 1992.

Born in Philadelphia Barbara was the daughter of the late John P. and Beatrice Schenck Henry.

Barbara was a loving wife and mother whose devotion was always first to her family and raising her eight children. She later owned her own Craft Doll business called “Kelly Crafts” and often travelled to various flea markets to sell her creations.

Above all else, spending time with her friends and family was always paramount to her and she treasured countless memories made with them at her home in Ocean City, N.J. She will be dearly missed as a devoted mother, grandmother, and friend.

Surviving are Barbara’s children, Maureen Anne Donofrio (Jerry), John M. (Amy), Joseph M. (Susan), Stephen E. (Kenann), Suzanne M. Lopata (Matthew), Matthew A., III (Tierney) Michael F., and Marcia Anne Barish (Lonnie). She also leaves behind her 17 adoring grandchildren. 

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Friday, March 4, 2016 from 9:00 – 10:30 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd., (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954. Her Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 AM at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18966. Her interment will be in St. Andrew Cemetery, Newtown.