Avis de décès de Regina-Margaret Kelly - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Regina Margaret Kelly, 67, of Montague Township, N.J., passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Friday from Spotswood Funeral Home, 475 Main St., Spotswood, N.J., with a 10:15 a.m. Mass celebrating Regina's life from Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. A committal service will follow at Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick, N.J. Please visit www.spotswoodfuneralhome.com to leave a condolence message for the family in our guest book. Regina was born on Dec. 31, 1944, in High Point, N.C., to Edward J. and Agnes M. Kelly. As a toddler, she moved with her family to Spotswood, where she was raised. Regina graduated from St. Mary's High School in South Amboy, N.J. She earned a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in outdoor education/environmental science from The College of New Jersey. She completed her studies to become a Ph.D. candidate at New York University. Regina was an assistant professor at the New Jersey School of Conservation at Stokes State Forest in Branchville, N.J., for 40 years until her retirement in December 2010. Predeceased by her parents, she is survived by her sisters, Denise Kelly of Spotswood, Carolyn Kelly and her husband, Philip Hembrough, of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., and Rosemary Roberts and her husband, Bruce, of Windsor, Va., and her cherished niece and nephew, Elaine Roberts and her husband, Hani Shawwa, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and, Matt Roberts and his wife, Jessica, of San Diego, Calif. We will miss her quick and brilliant mind; her love of nature and the outdoors, and her kindness toward every living creature -- both great and small. In lieu of flowers, donations honoring Regina's memory may be made to The S. Marie Kuhnen Scholarship Fund at Montclair State University, c/o Montclair State University Foundation, 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, N.J. 07043.