Ermania "Ermie" Kelly, age 95, of Butler, passed away Monday at Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia.

Born in Butler on November 25, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Margherita Giovannini Laborie.

Ermie was a member of Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church. She was also a member of Saint Paul Catholic Women and Christian Mothers, the Second Half Club at Saint Paul Church, the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, the Order of Alhambra #131 Jean Caravan, American Legion Post #117, and the Butler Bocce Association.

She volunteered at the V.A. Medical Center in Butler and at the Saint Vincent DePaul Society.

Ermie was a Eucharistic Minister at Butler Memorial Hospital. She served as an election poll worker for many years.

She is survived by three sons, Paul W. Kelly and his wife, Joyce, of Chicora, Earl E. Kelly, Jr. and his fiancé, Kelly Tilger, of Butler, and Jeffrey J. Kelly, of Butler; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl E. Kelly, Sr., who passed away May 18, 2005; two brothers; three sisters; and one grandson.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church.

Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery.