Stella A. Kelsch

August 8, 1918 - October 11, 2018

Sussex - Stella A. Kelsch age 100, peacefully passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Newton Medical Center. Born in Wantage to the late Raymon and Myrtle (Cole) Ayers, Mrs. Kelsch was a lifetime resident of the Sussex-Wantage community. Mrs. Kelsch was employed by Selective Insurance in Branchville before her retirment. She is a member of the Sussex United Methodist Church for over 75 years and the Sussex United Methodist Woman’s Group; the Mountain View Grange; Sussex County Pomona Grange; New Jersey State Grange; National Grange; DAR, Van Bunschooten Chapter; Colonial Domes; and National Society Woman Decendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. She was predeceased by her husband Russell and her sister, Velma Yetter. Mrs. Kelsch is survived by her two daughters, Susan Stanton and her husband Brice of Sussex and Victoria Clift and her husband John of Salt Lake City, Utah; her sister, Ruth McGoldrick-Yuill of Reno, Nevada; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren . Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Interment to follow at Beemerville Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects to the family on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations may be made in Stella A. Kelsch’s memory to the Sussex United Methodist Church, 15 Bank Street, Sussex, NJ 07461. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.pinkelfuneralhome.com