Sr. Constance Kelly, OP, formerly Sr. John Elene Kelly, died Sept. 7 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 89 and in her 70th year in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sr. Kelly was born in Elgin, Ill., to Elmer and Nina (Browne) Kelly. She graduated from Mount St. Mary Academy in St. Charles, Ill., and received degrees from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Sr. Kelly spent 42 years in educational and financial ministry in Michigan and Illinois. In Michigan, she taught at St. Bernard, Alpena (1946-47); St. Theresa High School, Detroit (1953-55); Dominican High School, Detroit (1955-60); and St. Joseph Academy, Adrian (1969-71). She also ministered at the Adrian Dominican Finance Office for 17 years.

Sr. Kelly is survived by a brother, James Kelly of Elgin, Ill., and a sister, Joanne Welch, of Seattle.

A funeral Mass was Sept. 12 in St. Catherine Chapel in Adrian. Rite of Committal was to be in the Congregation cemetery.