John Kelly
March 7, 1956 ~ July 16, 2023
John Kelly, age 67 of Forest Lake, passed away on July 16, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
He was a loving husband, father, adored Papa and brother.
John was born on March 7, 1956, to Robert and Janet Kelly in St. Paul, MN.
He enjoyed hunting, traveling-especially cruises, had a great sense of humor, and loved to spend time with family and friends. John was a union carpenter for 35 years. In his retirement, he volunteered at the Vets Camp in Scandia where he built several cabins and outbuildings.
John is survived by his wife, Barbara; children, Ashley (Jake) Kelly, Heather (Shawn) Piniewski, and Thor Kelly; stepchildren, Ric Rose, Erin Rose and Heidi Rose; grandchildren, Remi Piniewski, Taylor, Brendan, Lilly, Sophia, Eddy, Teddy and Ramsay; siblings, Bob (Rona) Kelly, Donald (Julie) Kelly, Casey (Sheri) Kelly and Karen Anderson.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Janet Kelly and sister, Kimberly Kelly.
A celebration of life will be held 3-6 PM on Saturday, August 5th at the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, 355 West Broadway Ave, Forest Lake. Private interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Dear Father in Heaven send Angel’s to comfort the hearts of all who will miss John Kelly as he has come home to you dear God, we pray in the name of Jesus Christ Amen 💔☝️🙏
Heather and Shawn -We are so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you during this difficult time. –
With heartfelt condolences
Our sympathy to Johns family.
Johnny was one of my favorite cousins….he and I are close in age and I think that is why…we shared many laughs together, he was kind and thoughtful and mischievous. He loved his family dearly, I only wished we would had visited more often…Love you my dear cousin and until we meet again, hug our relatives that have gone before us, you will be missed. Lana
God Bless and always in our thoughts Mick and Lana DeCoteau
Love you all so sorry for your loss Warm RegardsPete & Afton Swanson
With loving memories.
Our deepest sympathies and prayers are with Barb and family. We will miss our dear friend, John.
I am so sorry to hear of his passing. I remember Uncle Bob was so proud of his athletic son.
Heavenly Father watch over John and his family , please! John you will be dearly missed.