A funeral mass was offered Oct. 3 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for John J. Kelly, 86. He died Sept. 29 at Jersey City Medical Center. A lifelong Jersey City resident, he was a crane operator for Baldwin Steel for 30 years, retiring in 1991. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. He was predeceased by his wife Rose Panzino Kelly; their son John, Jr.; and his sister Mary Levenelm. He is survived by his children, Kathryn Kelly Adams, James and his wife Joanne and Michael and his wife Donna; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services arranged by the Greenville Memorial Home, Jersey City.