Helen L. Kealy, 82, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023. She was a native of Lamar, Missouri, and a resident of Newport News, VA for the past year. Helen worked as a bookkeeper and enjoyed attending Olivet Christian Church in Newport News. She was a member of SOWER. (Service on Wheels Ever Ready).

Helen was preceded in death by her father, Charles McNary; mother, Cinnie Wiseman; brothers, Charles McNary Jr., and Ray McNary; and her daughter, Shelly (Wells) Smith.

She is survived by her loving husband, Thomas H. Kealy Sr.; daughter, Sondi Jo (Wells) Caufield; son, Stanley Wells; and sisters, Norma Jean McNary, and Patty Pauline McNary.

A visitation will be held Thursday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home.

The funeral service will take place at the Neal Funeral Home in Cleveland, TX, followed by burial at Cleveland Memorial Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care of Peninsula Funeral Home, 11144 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601.