Happy 5th Birthday Little Kate!

Wishing my youngest Granddaughter, Kate, who lives in Virginia, a very Happy 5th Birthday today.  I know you are looking forward to your big blow-out birthday party this coming Saturday with your sister, Mom, Dad and your friends.  Gran Gran loves you very much and wishing you many, many more birthdays!  xoxo

Happy 7th Wedding Anniversary Victoria & Jamie!

Wishing my Grandaughter Victoria Leigh and hubby, Jamie a very Happy 7th Wedding Anniversary today!  Love you and hope you have many more years of wedded bliss.  xoxo  Gran Gran

My DNA

Marian Ann Love’s DNA Results

                                        50%                           Europe West

                                        23%                           Ireland/Scotland/Wales

                                        12%                           Scandinavia

                                          8%                           Great Britain

                                         2%                            Iberian Peninsula

                                         1%                            Europe South

                                         1%                            Africa Southeastern Bantu

                                         1%                            Caucasus

                                         1%                            Europe East

                                         1%                            Native American

Ancestry.com

In Memory of Aunt Bonita (Bunnie)

August 16, 1926  ~  March 6, 2018 

KINGSTON, NY ~ Bonita M. “Bonnie” Reilly, 91, wife of the late Philip F. Reilly whom she was married to for over 70 years, of Denver Road died Tuesday evening, March 6, 2018, surrounded by her family at home in the care of Hospice. Born Aug. 16, 1926, in Florida and raised in Vicksburg, Miss., she was a daughter of the late James Arthur and Frances (Floyd) Mason. Known to everyone as “Ma”, Bonnie enjoyed bowling in the Sunday Night Mixed League. “Ma’s” house was the place for everything to happen and for people to gather. She was sure to tell anyone coming for a visit to “bring me a coffee”. Surviving are her three daughters, Linda Reilly of Kingston, Suzanne Erikson of Highland, Phyllis Hofbauer and her husband Tim of Kingston; her only son, Michael Reilly and his wife Diane of Kingston; along with five grandchildren, Tammy Mitchell and her husband Jeff, Carrie Metzger and her husband Thomas, Marc Reilly, Jamie Hofbauer, and Jennifer Mackey; eight great-grandchildren, Riley, Brady, Taylor, Olivia, Victoria, Thomas, Kayden, and Michael; a nephew, Timothy Smythe; and a niece, Debbie Sudal. Bonnie’s grandson, David Reilly; and brothers and sisters, LeRoy Mason, Charles Mason, Ruby Duncan, Evelyn Love, Mayme Mason, and Hillary Mason, all died previously. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home, Inc. 27 Smith Avenue. www.jvleahyfh.com Friends will be received Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. The funeral procession will form Monday 9 a.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. at Saint Mary’s Church. Burial will follow in Saint Mary’s Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in lieu of flowers may be made in the form of contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105.

Thirty-Nine Years Ago Today

Mother (Evelyn) passed away on St. Patrick's Day 39 years ago today. 

February 11, 1921 ~ March 17, 1979

She is missed.

Happy 97th Birthday

Mom would have been 97 years old yesterday (February 11th) had she not died at 58 years of age on St. Patrick's Day 1979.  Wishing her a "Heavenly" Birthday!  Missing you Mom!

Flowers in Mom's memory at St. Michael Catholic Church for her 97th Birthday.

Mom and Dad getting ready to take off to fly to Niagara Falls, New York.  Mother was given 9 months to a year to live and she lived 11 more months of pancreatic cancer.

William David Kelly

My Great Grandson!  I love you so much!  Gran Gran