Kevin Donnelly

Kevin passed away sud-

denly on June 14, 2021, at

his home in Bismarck.

Mass of Christian burial

will be held 10 a.m. Mon-

day, June 21 at Church of

St. Mary, 806 E Broadway,

Bismarck.

Visitation will be held 4

to 6 p.m. Sunday at Park-

way Funeral Service, 2330

Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. A

rosary/vigil service will

begin at 6 p.m.

Burial will be held at St.

Mary’s Cemetery,

Bismarck.

He was born in Willis-

ton on September 8, 1941,

to Leo and Mary Rose

(Tracey) Donnelly Kal-

loch. His father passed

away when Kevin was

only two years old. Ly-

man Kalloch took on the

role of stepdad when

Kevin was 11 years old.

Kevin attended St.

Joseph’s School and

Church in Williston. He

was very active in school

sports as well as altar boy

duties. He helped his

parents by working at the

White House Hotel in

town.

After graduating from

Williston High School in

1960, he attended the

University of North Dako-

ta. Kevin completed a

Bachelor of Arts degree in

Social Work in 1964, then

went on to complete a

Master’s in Social Ser-

vices Administration at

Case Western Reserve

University in Cleveland,

Ohio.

Kevin was deeply in-

terested in helping others

throughout his life. He

was a clinical social work-

er and held several profes-sional positions

throughout his career. He

spent most of his career

working as a therapist,

director and administrator

at VA hospitals starting in

1981. Kevin dedicated his

efforts to working with

addiction and alcohol

treatment programs, pro-

viding services across

many states.

Kevin was admired and

respected by his col-

leagues and the people he

helped. He served on

several local, regional and

national boards related to

social work. Kevin was a

leader, intelligent, caring

and passionate about

helping others as well as

the practice of social

work.

He remained committed

to continuing his assis-

tance to his fellow man by

ongoing involvement in

social work and VA or-

ganizations until his

death. Kevin also volun-

teered within his

Bismarck community and

Catholic parish as well as

being an active member of

his HOA board.

Kevin was a very kind

and giving soul, always

leading with a bright

smile shining under his

favorite floppy hat. He

will be sorely missed and

eternally treasured.

Kevin was preceded in

death by: his father, Leo

Ignatius Kalloch; mother,

Mary Rose (Tracey) Don-

nelly Kalloch and stepfa-

ther, Lyman Kalloch.

He is survived by: his

wife, Rayetta Donnelly;

brothers, Philip Donnelly,

Leo Kalloch and wife Bar-

bara, also his nephew and

nieces Ryan Donnelly, Ja-

son Donnelly, Melissa

Anderson, Michael Kal-

loch, Richard Kalloch and

their families; as well as

by Rayetta’s children, Na-

talie, Theresa, Rebecca,

Jerry, Sharon, Nicole, Sa-

brina, Jackie and Leonard

plus their families.

In lieu of flowers please

send a charitable donation

to any of the following

causes that were dear to

Kevin: Veterans Services

of your choice;

Alzheimer’s Associa-

tion-3145, 406 W Main

St#105, Mandan, ND

58554; Heartview Founda-

tion-101 East Broadway

Ave., Bismarck, ND

58501; Bismarck Parkin-

son Support Group-4580

Coleman St, Bismarck,

ND 58503.

To share memories of

Kevin, view the lives-

tream and to sign the on-

line guestbook, go to

www.parkway

funeral.com