Berkley W. Kelsey Jr.

FALLS VILLAGE —Berkley W. Kelsey Jr.,73, died peacefully at home on April 19, 2007. He was the husband of Susan (Fitch) Kelsey.

Born in Sharon, he was the son of the late Gladys (Pickert) and Berkley W. Kelsey. He grew up in the Taconic section of Salisbury and graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School in 1952. He attended the University of Connecticut and the Bartlett School of Tree Surgery. He was a self-employed arborist who owned and operated B.W. Kelsey Expert Tree Service in Falls Village for more than 40 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by five children, Debra Kelsey and her husband, Jim Kearney, of Belchertown, Mass., Peter Kelsey of Belchertown, Lynn Karcheski of North Canaan, David Kelsey of Falls Village, and Christine McDonald and her husband, Joe, of Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.; six grandchildren, Greg, Scott, Adam, Kelsey, Morgan and Joseph; two great-granddaughters, Lillian and Ellanor; a nephew, James Kelsey of Chelmsford, Mass.; and his niece, Heidi Sutton of Hopkinton, Mass.

He was predeceased by his brother, Richard Sanford Kelsey.

A memorial service will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, at the Falls Village Congregational Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in his honor to VNA Northwest Inc., PO Box 1867, Litchfield, CT 06759-1867.