Nell P. Kelly

Nell P. Kelly, age 90 of Stratford, formerly of Roslyn Heights, NY, beloved wife of Henry F. Kelly, passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Lord Chamberlain Health Center. Born in Waterbury, CT the daughter of the late Joseph Shopis and Helen (Pawlowicz) Shopis Sullivan , she had been a Roslyn Heights resident for over 50 years prior to moving to Connecticut in 2003. She received her Registered Nursing Degree from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford and later received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Hofstra University. Mrs. Kelly worked as a registered nurse, serving as a scrub nurse on the first open heart surgery team at St. Francis Hospital, NY and after receiving her degree in education she was employed as a School Nurse/Teacher in the Roslyn and then Great Neck School Systems. She volunteered in Nassau County for the American Red Cross teaching CPR, as well as assisting with free blood pressure screenings. She was a member of the Great Neck Retired Teachers Association. Mrs. Kelly loved music and had a beautiful singing voice. She wintered in Florida and summered on the east end of Long Island, but above all else cherished her time spent with her family and beloved grandchildren. Along with her loving husband Henry they raised three beloved daughters, Maureen Herrmann who predeceased her, Nancy (Kelly) Goyette and her husband Kenneth of Waterbury and Kathleen (Kelly) Dunne and her husband Stephen of West Hempstead, NY; additional survivors include her son by marriage, Tim Herrmann of Trumbull; 6 cherished granddaughters, Megan, Christina, Jessica, Colleen, Rebecca and Naomi; a brother, Donald Sullivan of Killingworth, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Sunday, March 1, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield. A service will conclude the visitation at 4:30 p.m. Interment will be private in Pine Lawn National Cemetery, NY. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, 34 Washington Street, Suite 200, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 or to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607. For information or to sign an online guest register please visit www.SpearMillerFuneralHome.com