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William Richard "Rick" Kelley

August 24, 1953 — February 9, 2025

William Richard "Rick" Kelley, 71, of Fleetwood, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025 with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Kimberly (Wool) Kelley. Born in Pottstown, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph and Bonnie (Harper) Kelley. Rick graduated from Pottsgrove High School. He was a mechanical sales engineer with Universal Machine Company for 54 years. Rick loved a good dinner, traveling, bicycle trips, mowing his lawn, golf, his job, going to the Opera, Broadway shows, and dog shows, and being the president of his Billiards League. 


In addition to his wife, Kimberly, Rick is survived by his daughters; Kimberly (Kelley) Landis, wife to Christopher Landis, and Courtney (Kelley) Ribeiro, wife to Nicholas Ribeiro; his step-son Sean Hayes, husband to Katharine, and step-daughter Lindsay (Hayes) Jodon, wife to Scott Jodon, as well as his grandchildren; Victoria, Tatum, Samantha, Myla, Jacob, Norah, Olivia, Grayson, and Harper. He is also survived by his brother Ralph "Butch" Kelley, husband to Barbara, and his twin sister Lillian Kathleen (Kelley) Burns, wife to Larry. Rick was preceded in death by his brother Jacob Bowen. He will be surely missed by his many loyal golden retriever pups as well as his family and friends. 


Visitation with family and friends will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2025 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am with services starting at 11:00 am in Lutz Funeral Home, Inc., 2100 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19606. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Lenape Golden Retriever Club, 33 Fox Chase Rd. Attention Ed Coyle, Tabernacle, NJ, 08088. Lutz Funeral Home, Inc., is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www.LutzFuneralHome.com 

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