Ada P. Reilly

Ada Reilly,

95, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away on January 12, 2018. She was born on December 24, 1922 in Weed, California, to the Late Emilio and Margherita Giacomelli.

Ada attended Chiloquin High School in Chiloquin, Oregon, where she excelled in Debate. She married Thomas Edward Reilly on June 26, 1946 at St. Joan of the Arc Church in Indianapolis. Ada worked at Western Electric for many years, retiring in 1988.

Ada is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Reilly; grandson, Brian Krespach; sisters: Ida Melchiori, Rita Valenzuela, and Louise Nevis; her brothers: Aldo Giacomelli and Bruno Giacomelli, and son-in-law, Howard Guerrieri. She is survived by her daughters: Kathleen Damisch, Eileen Guerrieri, and Mary (Scott) Krespach; grandchildren: Stephanie (Graham) Krespach, Katherine (Isaac) Oglesby, Chelsea (Brad) Cord, and Christina Guerrieri; great grandchildren: Evan, Zachary, and Seth Oglesby, and Jackson Cord; her brother Emilio (Deany) Giacomelli of Redding, California; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will take place from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Flanner Buchanan – Geist, 7855 Cork Road, Indianapolis, IN. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 6944 E. 46^th St., Indianapolis, IN.   Burial will follow at Washington Park North Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospitals, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or to Catholic Relief Services, P. O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD, 21297-0303