KELSEY, Gerald Elden age 94, of Troy and Springfield, Ohio, and Tavares, Florida, passed away at 7:40PM on Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was born on February 26, 1919 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late George and Ivalou (Reed) Kelsey. He married Ruby (Johnson) Kelsey in 1937, and they were married for 67 years before she preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Howard Binney of Burlington, Connecticut; daughter -in-law, Nancy Kelsey of Troy; six grandchildren: Cindy Stone of Springfield, Kenneth Kelsey of Troy, Sherry Kelsey of Troy, Gayle Binney (Jeff Helman) of Irvington, New York, Erin Binney (Billy Broaddus) of Easthampton, Massachusetts, and Kyle Binney of New Hartford, Connecticut; four great-grandchildren: Emily Stone, Ralph Morgan, Kent (Sara) Kelsey, and Justin Kelsey; three great-great-grandchildren: Tristan Kelsey, Brayden Kelsey, and Elijah Morgan; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Kelsey and Marcele Baughman; and one brother-in-law, Kenneth Johnson. In addition to his parents and his wife, Mr. Kelsey was preceded in death by his son, Elden R. Kelsey in 1991; two brothers, Carroll and Harold Kelsey; and three sisters, Erma Jolliff, Thelma Isenbarger, and Reita Van Hyning. He served as a coxswain in the US Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1946. He had been a resident of Troy since 1946 and was a member of the First United Church of Christ, Troy. He was the oldest living member of the Mount Olivet No. 226 Masonic Lodge of Christiansburg, Ohio. His responsibility to his family guided him throughout his life and he had an enduring love of Ohio. He was an employee of Hobart Brothers for 43 years before his retirement. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with nephew, Rev. Gary Kelsey, officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, with Veterans Memorial Honor Guard at the graveside.