Perinton: On January 5th, 2021 to rejoin her parents John and Emmy Lou Curran, and infant sister Anne.
She is survived by her children Brian, Lisa Anne, and Kevin (Natasha), granddaughter Annika, siblings Patricia M. Curran and John E. Curran, former husband John Wright, and many beloved extended family members in the Wright, Curran, Bayer, Meteyer, and Miller families.
Kelly was born in Rochester, raised and educated in St. Boniface parish, and was a graduate of the former St. Agnes High School. She was an avid knitter and was a member of many local knitting groups where she had many dear friends. Kelly made countless prayer shawls and hats that were donated all over the world through the Seaman’s Church. She had a lifelong love of reading and was an active volunteer at the Corner Bookstore and the Dudley School Library. She had a deep love of the ocean and made many trips to Cape Cod to scour the beaches for shells.
The soft-spoken generosity and selflessness of Sister M. Regis Straughn (RSM) served as a life-long inspiration to Kelly, who succeeded in reflecting Sister’s qualities through her volunteerism and thoughtfulness for others. In place of flowers, please consider a donation to the Sister M. Regis Food Cupboard c/o Sister Julia Norton 316 Bay Street, Rochester 14605 or have Masses offered in Kelly’s name.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday, January 12 at 11 am from the Church of the Resurrection 63 Mason Rd, Fairport. Services will be live-streamed at https://resurrectionfairport.org/livestream . Interment to immediately follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Arrangements handled by Keenan Funeral Home, Fairport
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19 responses to “Wright, Joyce C. “Kelly””
I will always cherish the memories when I would see Kelly at the Curran Bayer gettogethers May you rest in peace. Pat and John, I am sending prayers and my condolences to you. God Bless.
A very good friend who will be missed by all.
So sorry to hear about Kelly. I enjoyed working with her at Dudley. Her smile, good humor and determination always stood out.
It was such a sad day when I heard of Kelly’s passing. She was such a kind, gentle person and I always enjoyed exchanging a quick conversation while volunteering at The Corner Bookstore. She will be deeply missed.
Sorry to hear of Kelly’s passing. Have known Kelly many years dating back to the EFD Aux. lots of fun times. Lately seeing her in church every weekend and exchanging news of things going on. Kelly you will be missed.
Kelly’s passing is so sad. I met Kelly when we were volunteering at The Corner Bookstore. I admired her thoughtfulness, her friendly nature, and her joy in her granddaughter Annika. Kelly looked forward to her annual trips to Cape Cod with her daughter and treated the other volunteers with fresh salt water taffy when she returned. I am a better person having known Kelly. I will miss her.
So sad to lose another St. Agnes classmate. May Kelly be in peace and enormous joy. I hold all of you family and friends in my heart and in prayer.
Kelly was a bright light in our Resurrection Prayer Shawl Ministry. She always had information to share with us, copied patterns for us and told us of yarn sales, etc. She sent us cards for our birthdays and holidays. I’ m glad to have known her. I will miss her greatly and her smile.
My deepest condolences to the Wright/Curran family. “Joie” was my best girl friend for over 58 years. She was such a caring, loving, generous, thoughtful “angel”. I am so glad that she has always been a part of my life.
I will echo what my wife Shirley said about “Joie”. She was a caring friend to not only Shirley, but to me and to everyone who knew her.
Prayers and condolences to Kelly’s family.
Peace to Kelly in Heaven.
Judy Nicols SAH 1960
My prayers are with Brian and his family. Beautiful person to have beautiful memories of. Bless you all.
With deepest sympathy to Brian, Lisa, and Kevin in the loss of your dear Mom. As you are well aware, her quiet manner and kind nature were beacons to all who knew her. My husband and I were most fortunate to receive one of Kelly’s hand-knitted prayer shawls…. a treasure, to be sure. Love and prayers from David and Sharon Daniel, and sons Scott, Greg, and Kevin
Kelly was one of the most thoughtful and kindest people I’ve ever met. I have no doubt anyone who knew her and lucky to call her a friend would say the same. She lived her life serving others and blessing them with her kindness whenever she could. To her family, my heart breaks because no one feels her loss as much as they are right now. I wish there were words that could ease the pain, or lessen the loss but there are none. I will just continue to keep them all in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time, while sending my most sincere condolences. May her soul rest in eternal peace, and God bless, and look after her loved ones left behind.
Kelly was a caring prayer shawl partner to my wife Judy. She provided love and support in Judy’s final days.
What a beautiful service to honor cousin, Joyce. Blessed to have seen family and to pray for her along with everyone virtually. I remember her fondness for sailing and her love of beaches. She is home. What a blessing.
My sincerest condolences to the family on the loss of Kelly. Knowing Kelly was to be blessed. She always demonstrated a positive outlook on life, which was uplifting to those around her. She was very encouraging to me as a novice knitter. She never gave up on me, even when I had my doubts. I will miss her greatly, and will always remember her thoughtfulness, smile and kind words. Blessings to the family and Kelly in Heaven.
We are so fortunate to have known Kelly for many years as a neighbor, but most of all as a kind and thoughtful friend. We have such fond memories of Grand View, church, craft group, her endless supply of fresh baked cookies and mostly our kids spending so much time together in the backyard! Rest in peace, Kelly, and our thoughts and prayers will be with all the family. It was a beautiful service for her at Resurrection and we were so happy to be there online, though sad not to be there in person.
We send our sincere sympathy to all of you who loved Kelly. Although we have not seen her in many years, whenever we chanced upon each other, she shared her warmth and friendliness. May she rest in peace.