Gertrude Marie KELLETT

1935 - 2007  (72 years)

• Name	Gertrude Marie KELLETT
  Nickname	Trudy
  Birth	9 May 1935	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Jun 2007	Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I19235	bmds
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Walter Ernest KELLETT,   b. 18 Apr 1911, Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 8 Apr 2005, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Evelyn Mariana ROULEAU,   b. 13 May 1913, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 21 Jan 1972 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F7674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Francis MAY,   b. 8 Apr 1933, College Point, Queens, New York d. 29 Aug 2014, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1958	Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire   [2]
  Age at Marriage	Gertrude : 23 years old | Walter : 25 years old.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  	+ 1. Michael MAY + 2. Brenda-Lee MAY,   b. Abt 1960 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F7670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 May 1935 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Marriage - 26 May 1958 - Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Death - 3 Jun 2007 - Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Obituary. LEOMINSTER – Gertrude “Trudy” Marie (Kellett) May, a long-time resident of Leominster, passed away on June 3, 2007, due to complications relating to lung disease.  She was raised in Goffstown, N.H. and graduated from Goffstown High School in 1953. She graduated from Springfield College in 1957 and later earned a Masters Degree in Education from Fitchburg State College.  Trudy May worked for the Fitchburg Public School system for 35 years as a Physical Education and Health teacher. Her first position was at B.F. Brown Junior High School. She transferred to Reingold Elementary School when it opened. While there, she created and ran the annual Field Days and with two colleagues was a co-creator of the Integrated Arts Program. At the end of her career she worked at Memorial Junior High School as the Health Coordinator for the entire system where she implemented various city-wide health programs.  She was the first female member of the Leominster Athletic Council. She was a founding member of the Montachusett Race League, an association created to offer alpine racing throughout Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. She was an avid skier and swimmer. Trudy was an active member of the Springfield College Alumni Association, Class of ’57.  Trudy is survived by her husband of 48 years, Walter F. May and her children Michael May of Columbia, Md. and Brenda-Lee May Prescott of Stavanger, Norway, their spouses Mary and Jody respectively, and her grandchildren, Eliza and Hannah Prescott and Jack May.  A funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 6, at 7 p.m. in the Silas F. Richardson & Son Funeral Home, 106 West St., Leominster. Calling hours are Wednesday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the funeral home. There will be a memorial service in Hebron, N.H. at a later date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Diversified Visiting Nurse Association (DVNA) Hospice Program, 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster, MA 01453 or The Trudy May Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is being created in her honor. Donations may be made to this fund as well, in care of Dr. Michael May, 6104 Stem Winder Court, Columbia, MD 21044. See www.richardsonfuneralhome.net — Sentinel & Enterprise, June 5, 2007. [S15] Internet. Source: New Hampshire Marriage Certificates, 1948-1959.