Daniel E. Kelly

Daniel E. Kelly, of Harrison, NJ, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 28, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was 65 years old.

The funeral will be conducted from the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison, NJ 07029. A Memorial Mass will be offered at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church at 1pm on Sunday.   A Memorial Gathering will be held on Saturday, from 2pm to 6pm in the funeral home.  Please meet us at Church on Sunday.

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Born in West Hudson Hospital, Kearny, Dan lived in Harrison for most of his life. He was a Councilman for the Town of Harrison from 1995 to 2006 in the Third Ward. He worked in the Guidance Department of the Hudson County School of Technology in addition to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and Driver Harris.

Dan was a Parishioner as well as a Lector for Holy Cross Church, Harrison for many years. He was most at peace when helping others, be it through the organization of Harrison’s long-running food pantry or his patronage of the town’s many sports teams as Recreation Chairman. At the height of his political career, his initiatives and outreach featured prominently in The Observer paper. In fact, many Harrisonians joked that an edition of The Observer lacking a Councilman Kelly article was so rare, it would no doubt become a collector’s item.

Dan is survived by his loving children, Matthew Kelly, Milinda Kelly, and her husband Raymond Rich; cherished grandchildren, Brianne and Joshua Kelly; dear siblings, Sean and Mark Kelly (predeceased wife Extradelia Kelly), Colleen Kelly Doffont, her husband Joseph, and sister-in-law Karen Kowalski Kelly. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins.  

He was predeceased by his son, Daniel; his parents, John and Bernice Kelly; his siblings, Brian, Timothy, and Terance Kelly; and his ex-wife, Colleen Kelly.    

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: St. Christopher’s Inn at Graymoor, P.O. Box 303, Garrison, NY 10524 (https://stchristophersinn-graymoor.org).

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