Gloria Mae Kelley

Gloria Mae (Mills) Kelley, 89, of Carlisle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, in the UPMC Carlisle. She was born November 27, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, to the late Orville and Pearl (Kelly) Mills.

Gloria attended John C. Freeman High School class of 1951. She later worked for Buena Park Junior High School as an aide and Whittier Hospital as a nurse’s aide. Gloria was a loving mother and grandmother, enjoying coaching her daughter’s baseball team and babysitting grandchildren. She was a Christian woman and loved the Lord. Four years ago, she moved to Pennsylvania to be with her daughter, Kathy. Gloria was a devout matriarch to her family and many other children.

Surviving are her children, Kathy Buckley of Carlisle, Marlene Haney, Pam Kelley, Jeff Kelley (Marti), and Janet (Glen) Dunn; grandchildren, Alan, Matt, Jason, Tammy, David, Katie, Susie, Jessie, and Joey; great grandchildren, McKenna, Kiley, Maddie, Lance, Emma, Grayson, Blake, Jeffery, Josie, Vince, Aubrey, Millie, Kaitlyn, Taylor, Riley, Emily, Lily, Zach, Nathaniel; and great great grandchildren, Gracie and one on the way. Gloria was preceded in death by her daughter, Deb Kelley and David S. Kelley.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 5:00 PM in the Hollinger Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 501 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065 with Pastor Glenn Yohne officiating. A viewing will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2023, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Thursday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be held in California at a later date. Visit www.HollingerFuneralHome.com to offer condolences to the family.