Margaret M. "Peg" Kelly Obituary (2022)

Margaret M. Kelly (Peg), 88, longtime resident of Far Northeast Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on Thursday January 27, 2022. Peg was the beloved mother of (late) Thomas V. Crilley, Patricia Nocentino (Robert), Eileen Green, Chuck Crilley (Liza), and Margaret Jordan (David); proud grandmother of Helena Nocentino; Louis, Kimberly, and Jacqueline Tomasco; and Tommy Crilley. She was also a great grandmother of Juliet, Joseph, Timmy, Jaelynn, and Jacob. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law Nancy Kelly & Maxine Simpson, and many nieces & nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Patrick & Mary Kelly, and siblings John Kelly & Kathryn Dee. Peg is also survived by her beloved fur baby - Nellie, a 14 year old shih tzu. Peg was born and raised in North Philadelphia as a member of the Corpus Christi parish and graduated from Hallahan High School. Peg worked for the PA State Dept of Welfare for ~25 years as an Income Maintenance Worker Supervisor and after retirement was asked back to work part-time in the role of a Judge. She was more than just an employee of the state, she cared deeply about her clients who were struggling, and was lifelong friends with some of her colleagues. Prior to working for the state she worked for Yale and Town for 10 years. Mom/Gramms/Great Gramms loved her family most of all. She selflessly raised her five children as a single mother making sure that they could participate in the things they loved - sports and other activities, while doing without herself. She demanded of her children the same hard work and raised them all to be as strong and self-sufficient as she was. Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Tuesday February 8, 2022 at Our Lady of Calvary Church 11024 Knights Rd, Phila, PA 19154 from 8:45-9:45am. A funeral mass will begin at 10am; interment will be held privately by her family. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to Unbound.org where Peg has sponsored an elderly woman, Maria, in Columbia since 2005.