Obituaries
January 12, 2020

Ella Marion Kelley Eversburg – formerly of Belle Vernon

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Ella Marion Kelley Eversburg
formerly of Belle Vernon
Ella Marion Kelley Eversburg, 92, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Jan. 5, 2020. Born Sept. 29, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred Quall Kelley. A resident of Belle Vernon from 1950 to 1995, Mrs. Eversburg later resided in Valparaiso, Ind. She was a former member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Marion was a homemaker and a seamstress, designing one of her daughter’s wedding dresses and then creating a masterpiece from her design. She enjoyed traveling with her daughters, from coast to coast and camping in the northern parts of Minnesota. She adored her two grandchildren, who called her “Nana.” They were the light of her life. She is survived by her three daughters, Marian Long of Valparaiso, Ind., Rosanne Eversburg of Middleton, Idaho, and Eileen (Jerry) Burke of LaPorte, Ind.; two grandchildren, Jenna Kathleen Burke of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Jeremiah Francis Burke of Columbia City, Ind.; and a sister, Marilou Bryner of Boise, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis H. “Rudy” Eversburg; two brothers, Charles Kelley and Frank Kelley; and four sisters, Shirley Batzek, Mildred Schuelke, Charlotte Martin and Virginia White. Prayers of transfer will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, followed by funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME & CREMATIONS, family owned and operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183. Condolences accepted at the funeral home’s website, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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