Nina E. Kelly
September 22, 1924 – July 12, 2014
Nina Kelly a life-long resident of the Snoqualmie Valley died peacefully at the Messenger House Care Center on Saturday July 12, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father Harold and Elizabeth Davis and husband James E. (Jim) Kelly. She is survived by her sister Kay Marsh of Marysville, WA and numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews; daughter, Miki Presley of Bremerton, WA with granddaughters Kerri Swanson of Kent, WA with three great-grandchildren, Kimberlee Davis of Fairbanks, Alaska with seven great-grandchildren, Kristen Cheyne of Vancouver, BC, and grandson Michael Judd of Riverview, FL with a great grandchild on the way; daughter Kathleen Jordan of Port Townsend, WA with grandchildren Jeffery Jordan of Bremerton, WA, Johannah Sampels of Issaquah, WA with one great grandchild, Joe Jordan of Sequim, WA with six great-grandchildren; son Bill Kelly of Albuquerque, NM with grandchildren Caitlin Bizzell of Albuquerque, NM with one great-grandchild and Colin Kelly of Albuquerque, NM.
She was born in the Valley and graduated from North Bend High School. She and her family moved to Snoqualmie from Snoqualmie Falls in 1959 when the old Mill Town closed and houses were moved to William’s Addition. She spent many years as cook for Ken’s Café in North Bend where she made some of the best chili in the state and enjoyed making “dinosaur steaks” for breakfast for her regular customers. She loved cooking, canning and baking, particularly wild blackberry jam and cobblers from the berries her children picked and salmon and steelhead Jim caught. She was also an avid gardener, reader, bird watcher, pet owner and especially grandma. She loved all her grandchildren and great grandchildren unconditionally; crocheting first dolls and blankets for many of them.
Her last few years were spent at the Messenger House Care Center at 10861 NE Manitou Park Blvd, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, (206) 842-2654 where she received excellent care but always had the goal of returning home where she will in a family memorial service on August 9, 2014.
If you want to provide a remembrance please provide it online at www.acaciafuneralhome.com or make a small donation in honor of her to the Messenger House.
