Gilberta (Kingsley) Kellogg

WELLSBURG- Gilberta "Berta" (Kinglsey) Kellogg passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014 at the age of 97 years old at the Sayre Health Care Center in Sayre, PA.

Gilberta was born on January 12, 1917 in East Smithfield, PA, the daughter of the late Gilbert and Elizabeth Kingsley. She graduated from Smithfield High School, Mansfield State Teachers College in 1937, and did her graduate work at Duke University and Elmira College. Her early years were spent in East Smithfield until her parents moved to Maston PA, a lumber town, in 1928 where her father ran the general store. Those were three delightful years for a young girl that soon became acquainted with every family in town and was often found with her feet under their tables at meal time.

Gilberta's school teaching career started at Greens Landing, Athens, PA and ended years later in the Horseheads, NY School District. Summers were spent traveling throughout the United States and European countries, along with spending time at her and Kelly's cottage on Lake Ondawa (Big Pond) where she taught many children how to swim. Berta was a member of numerous organizations, her favorite being the Audubon Club, she was an avid bridge club player, and volunteered at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center for 25 years. She was a member of the East Smithfield Federated Church and Westside United Methodist Church in Elmira.

Gilberta is survived by her two grandchildren; Kelly and Kevin Becker of Downs Grove, IL and Andrew Beninati of Springfield, MO, her great granddaughter Ella Becker, along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Gilbert and Elizabeth Kingsley, her husband Eustace "Kelly" Kellogg, her brother Jerome Kingsley, and her sister Marian Young, and her daughter Elizabeth Joy Beninati.

Family and friends are welcome to call from 2:00-3:00 pm on Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Roberts Funeral Home, Inc. 279 Main Street Wellsburg, NY. The funeral service to honor Gilberta's life will be held at the conclusion of the visitation at 3:00 at the funeral home. Burial will be private at the convenience of her family in Union Cemetery in East Smithfield, PA.

Memorial contributions may be made in Gilberta's memory to the charity of one's own choosing.