Elaine Marie (Yeskewicz) Kelly

Elaine M. (Yeskewicz) Kelly, of Blandford, MA, passed away peacefully after a long illness on February 13, 2025.  

Born in Uxbridge on July 18, 1946, the oldest daughter of Joseph and Helen (Murphy) Yeskewicz, Elaine was educated in Uxbridge schools, graduating in 1964. Elaine spent much of her working career at Honeywell in Framingham, MA and Benjamin Moore Paints as Logistics Manager in Milford, MA. Her post retirement career was spent as a partner with her husband at Kelly Green Acres Farm and raising her beloved Tibetan Terriers at Sno Tshal Kennels and as a member of the Bay Colony Tibetan Terrier Club.  Active in civic affairs, Elaine served on the Board of Selectmen in both the towns of Uxbridge and Blandford.  She loved reading, crossword puzzles, and the great outdoors, especially the sea.

Elaine is survived by her husband, John E.; two step children: Timothy and Brigid Kelly of New York; five siblings: John and his wife, Patty, of New Hampshire, Joseph and his wife, Sandy, Linda and her husband, John Gianetti, and Deborah Frasier, all of Massachusetts, and Peter and his wife Cheryl, of Connecticut; many nieces and nephews and a large extended family and many dear friends.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kelly Funeral Home of Lee, MA. A private ceremony will be held at the convenience of the family, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Mary, Mother of the Church in Lee.  Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lee, MA. Donations in her memory may be made to the charity of ones choice.