- Date Of Birth: May 24, 1907
- Date Of Death: June 21, 2010
- State: Connecticut
Grace Marion (White) Kelsey, 103, of Middletown, wife of the late Erwin Hubbard Kelsey for 59 years, passed away on Monday, June 21st at her home. Grace was born in Durham, daughter of the late Robert L. White, Sr. and Lena Sage White on May 24, 1907. She attended Durham schools and graduated from Durham High School Class of 1926. After graduation, she worked in the office of Guy, Rice and Davis Insurance Company until her marriage to Erwin Kelsey in 1928. Grace resided for 72 years in the home she and her husband built in 1928 at 433 Arbutus Street on the Kelsey Family Farm. In 2000, she moved to an apartment at Heritage Commons Retirement Community. Grace played a key role in the family owned Kelsey Farms, Inc., Kelsey Spring Water Company and was office manager of the Kelsey Paper Company for many years. Mrs. Kelsey was activity involved in many agricultural groups. She supported her daughters and grandchildren in their 4-H, FFA and Holstein Association USA projects. Mrs. Kelsey and her husband traveled internationally and throughout the United States for the Holstein Association USA and the Soil and Water Conservation Associations.
