1916
Agnes
2004
Agnes R. (Ryder) Killelea
October 26, 1916 — June 4, 2004
WORCESTER – Agnes R. (Ryder) Killelea, 87, of Notre Dame du Lac, 555 Plantation Street, died Friday, June 4, 2004, in Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, Worcester, after an illness.
Her husband of 41 years, George Killelea, died in 1983. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen Killelea of Shrewsbury; a son, Kevin Killelea and his wife Donna of Paxton; four grandchildren, Brian and Kathryn Killelea, Benjamin and Vanessa Muscente; a niece and three nephews. A brother, John P. Ryder, and a sister, Mary Ryder Harvey, predeceased her. She was born in Clinton, daughter of Patrick and Ellen (Salmon) Ryder.
Mrs. Killelea graduated from Worcester State College and taught in the Worcester Public Schools and Anna Maria College in Paxton. She was a member of the Consortium of Speakers for Catholic Colleges. She served as president of the Guild of Our Lady of Providence, first president of the Worcester Public School Secretaries before her appointment as a teacher, president of the Immaculate Conception Church Guild and president of the Briarwood Association. During her lifetime, she was active as a volunteer at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Massachusetts Society for the Blind, Altrusa and the City of Worcester’s Commission on Women. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, and served on the board of Worcester Senior Citizens and the Fallon Lifetime Center. She was one of the organizers of the first Irish Parades in Worcester. She enjoyed traveling, reading and playing bridge.
A funeral Mass for Mrs. Killelea will be held Tuesday, June 8, from the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street (Rte. 122A), Holden, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. George’s Church, 38 Brattle Street, Worcester. Entombment will follow in Worcester County Memorial Park, 217 Richards Avenue (Rte. 56), Paxton. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 7, in the funeral home. Donations may be made to UMass Memorial Home Health, 650 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605.
Website: www.milesfuneralhome.com
Her husband of 41 years, George Killelea, died in 1983. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen Killelea of Shrewsbury; a son, Kevin Killelea and his wife Donna of Paxton; four grandchildren, Brian and Kathryn Killelea, Benjamin and Vanessa Muscente; a niece and three nephews. A brother, John P. Ryder, and a sister, Mary Ryder Harvey, predeceased her. She was born in Clinton, daughter of Patrick and Ellen (Salmon) Ryder.
Mrs. Killelea graduated from Worcester State College and taught in the Worcester Public Schools and Anna Maria College in Paxton. She was a member of the Consortium of Speakers for Catholic Colleges. She served as president of the Guild of Our Lady of Providence, first president of the Worcester Public School Secretaries before her appointment as a teacher, president of the Immaculate Conception Church Guild and president of the Briarwood Association. During her lifetime, she was active as a volunteer at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Massachusetts Society for the Blind, Altrusa and the City of Worcester’s Commission on Women. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, and served on the board of Worcester Senior Citizens and the Fallon Lifetime Center. She was one of the organizers of the first Irish Parades in Worcester. She enjoyed traveling, reading and playing bridge.
A funeral Mass for Mrs. Killelea will be held Tuesday, June 8, from the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street (Rte. 122A), Holden, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. George’s Church, 38 Brattle Street, Worcester. Entombment will follow in Worcester County Memorial Park, 217 Richards Avenue (Rte. 56), Paxton. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 7, in the funeral home. Donations may be made to UMass Memorial Home Health, 650 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605.
Website: www.milesfuneralhome.com
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