Kelly Carl Nesi
October 13, 1928 - March 7, 2009
Kelly C. Nesi
1928 – 2009
Kelly C. Nesi passed away at home, surrounded by his family, on March 7th, due to complications from Diabetes. He was born on October 13th, 1928, to Joseph Nesi and Carmela Comparato in Salt Lake City, Utah. On August 7th, 1948, he married his sweetheart, Esther Pietramala. They have four children Joseph Nesi, Cherylann Miller, Judy Cochran and Kelly Eldridge.
Kelly always considered himself a lucky man for having two sets of parents, brothers and sisters. When Kelly was six years old, both his parents passed away, leaving him, a younger brother and sister alone. Teresa and Dominic Colonno, Kelly’s older sister and brother-in-law, took the children in and raised them as their own.
Kelly worked for the Western Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific for 39 years. He started as a fireman and worked his way up to an engineer. Kelly took and early retirement in 1988 due to his diabetic condition. He was a hard working man, always putting his family first, making sure they were always well taken care of.
Kelly was a jack of all trades and could build or repair anything. If you could design it, Kelly could find a way to engineer it and build it. He was also an avid gardener and wood worker. The cabin he and Esther built in the Uintas was his pride and joy. Kelly loved his dogs and you could always find them sitting in his lap very contented with each others company.
He is survived by his wife Esther; son Joseph (Linda) Nesi; daughters Cherylann (Mike) Miller, Judy (James) Cochran, Kelly Jean (Daniel) Eldridge; 13 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents; brothers Frank, Angelo; sisters Teresa, Josephine and Sarah Jo Nesi; and granddaughter and our special angel.
Viewing and Rosary will be held on Wednesday, March 11th from 6 to 8 PM at St. Ann Catholic Church, 450 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City. Holy Rosary to begin at 7:00 PM.
A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, March 12th at 11:00 AM also at St. Ann Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 4th Ave. and “T” Street, Salt Lake City.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to The American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312, attn: Memorial Donations, please include in memory of and your name and address.
Thank you to the staff of Alpine Home Care and Hospice for the loving care they gave to Kelly and Esther, especially Joel.
In Loving Memory
Dear Aunt Esther and cosines, We are Uncle Kelly hhas passed but belive he is in a better place and received by our Lord and his family. Sam would like to share a great memory with you. Uncle Kelly would pick up his nephew Sam and take him to his and wife Esther's home to help with a little yard work, have lunch and then the two of them would be off for a day of fishing.(Something Sam truly enjoyed.) Pleas call on us if you need us. Love to all of you, Sam and Brenda
Sam and Brenda Colonno
Taylorsville, Ut
Esther and Family of Kelly Ron and I would like to share our condolences to you. We live near their cabin in Kamas and want to let you know if we can ever be of help please let us know. It was alway nice to have Kelly come and sit and talk. He was a great man and we know he will be missed. You are in our prayers and know that he is in a better place. We will be here for you though.
Ron and Debbie Hollberg
Bountiful, Ut
Dear Esther and familly, I want to take this opportunity to express my deepest sympathy to all of you. I know that your entire family has been very close knit and there will be a hole in that earthly fabric now. However, my prayers are with Kelly and with the entire family as you suffer through this loss. Be assured that while we cannot be with you all in Utah, we will always be there for Kelly Jean and Dan after they get back to North Dakota. Love, Fred & Rose Mary
Fred & Rose Mary Eldridge
Larimore, ND