Marsha Burden Kelley passed away May 12, 2020 surrounded by her devoted family. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, David N. Kelley II, her children and their families: Blake McDermott, her husband Sam, Andrew Kelley, his wife Megan and Sarah Bevis and her husband Brad. Also, her loving and much loved grandchildren, Stella, Charlie, Bryce, Chase, Sloan, Tanner and Miller. Predeceased by her parents, Lois and Nason C. Burden.
Born in Taunton, MA March 6, 1946, she attended Walnut Hill School in Natick and Wheelock College in Boston, MA, she went on to become a kindergarten teacher at the Mattapoisett Center School until she started her family and became a full time mother. Marsha continued to be involved in education and served as president of the PTO raising funds for the Mattapoisett school system during her children’s elementary years. She enjoyed traveling, tennis, teaching water aerobics, bridge, cooking, parties, gardening, wild pedicures and most of all her family.
Marsha was fortunate enough to enjoy a beautiful life spending summers visiting her family’s cottage with her sisters and their families at Crescent Beach in Mattapoisett. One of her favorite places to be was on a porch rocker with her sisters overlooking her thoughtfully created window boxes. Her winters were spent enjoying the warmth of Naples, Florida.
Marsha and David’s love of travel brought them to many different parts of the world, among her favorites were Egypt, New Zealand and St John, USVI.
Marsha leaves behind her sisters, Brenda, Debby and Linda, her brothers in law Dan and Gerald and many loving nieces and nephews.
Services will be private. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. She and her family would like to express their gratitude for the loving care she received by so many at Dana Farber and Brigham and Women’s hospital. They are eternally grateful to her caregivers and to the blood and platelet donors of the Red Cross who so generously gave for the sake of others. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the American Red Cross.