Dr. John R. Kelley

Dr. John R. Kelley

Dr. John R. Kelley

1941-2015

Dr. John R. Kelley, 74, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa A private memorial service will be held in Mount Ayr, Iowa.

Upon his high school graduation from Graham, Missouri High School in 1959, he attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri where he was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity.

In 1963 he received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and began his teaching career at Mount Ayr, Iowa. He later received his Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling from NWMSU and in 1975, his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in Educational Administration.

John is survived by his wife Carolyn, son Jonathan and wife Deanna, of Highland Village, Texas, son Douglas and his wife Sara, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and five grandchildren, Emma, Payson, Brianna, Aidan and Zane. He is also survived by his brother Jerry and wife Joyce, and brother-in-law Bill Pritchard and wife Kay.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to University of Iowa Dance Marathon, a philanthropy which had a special place in his heart and is dedicated to supporting oncology patients at The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, at http://tinyurl.com/JohnRKelley. A full obituary can be found there. Donations can also be made out to UI Dance Marathon with John Kelley Memorial in the memo line, and mailed to UI Dance Marathon, 145 Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA 52242.