Katie Anne Kelly class of 1999, age 41, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 27, 2021. She was born March 23, 1980, in Lansing, MI to Kevin and Cindy (Tishrock) Kelly. Katie graduated from Okemos High School with the class of 1999. She attended Western Michigan University and later Douglas J Cosmetology School in East Lansing. Katie then moved to the Grand Rapids area where she had and raised her son, Liam who was the pride and joy of her life.
Survivors include her son, Liam Henrickson; mother, Cindy (Steven Southworth) Kelly; father, Kevin (Dr. Anne) Kelly; siblings, Brendan (Guanzi Shen) Kelly, Ryan (Gecilia) Kelly, and Meghan Kelly; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Roger and Jane Tishrock; paternal grandparents, Howard and Barbara Kelly; and great-grandmother, Phyllis Tishrock.
Memorial service details will be posted when they become available.
To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Katie’s online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.MichiganCremation.com
Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, 616-452-3006.
Laurel Winkel (1968)
(Comments from the OAA Facebook group)
David Shadduck
So sad
Megan Albro
Oh man I had not yet heard this.
Constance Laube-Charvat
So sorry
Carson Neifert
Praying