Gerdy (Gerda) Kelly entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on October 4, 2013 at 10:28 a.m. God granted her a wonderful life as the Prima Ballerina for the Royal Bolshi Ballet Company. Born in Frankfurt am Main Germany. She was 85 years of age. Preceding her in death are her parents Franz and Christine Koiner of Barnau am Inn Austria. Upon arriving in the United States she was employed as the plant manager of a Pillow company and then as a customer service representative for American Thread. Retiring in 1993 she moved to Springfield, Missouri in 2000 and then to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2008.

She is survived by her son Peter (Evelyn) Koiner, her two grandsons Christopher and Joshua Koiner and a brother Rudolf Koiner from Salzburg Austria.

Memorial Service to be held at The Chapel on October 8th at 6:00 p.m. A separate Memorial service will be held at Coventry Meadows October 11, 2013 from 1-3 p.m. where she was a resident for 5 years. Preferred Memorials to the Fort Wayne chapter of the Alzheimer''s Association.