Margaret Eileen Kelly

Margaret Eileen Kelly was born November 23, 1933, in Leavenworth to Kathryn and Guy Kelly. She passed away April 27, 2025 at age 91 surrounded by loved ones.

During her eventful lifetime, Eileen spent years in Leavenworth, the town where her maternal grandfather and his family arrived from South Dakota in the early 1900s. They were among the original residents of Mountain Home.

Her parents moved to Seattle in the 1940s and she graduated from Holy Names Academy, a school where she made many lifelong friends and developed a deep appreciation for all types of music.

At 19, she married Hugh Parton. They briefly lived in Southern California while he served in the U.S. Army before returning to Leavenworth in the 1950s. For many years, the couple lived on East Leavenworth Road and ran Hugh Parton Trucking.

She later held a number of jobs including waitress, bookkeeper and taxi driver. She worked at Milam Recovery Center, was a sales rep for the Physicians and Dentist Credit Bureau, as well as operating gift shops and boutiques in Leavenworth and Seattle.

Being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, a beloved aunt and sister, brought her immense joy. She was known for her generosity and for delivering plain-spoken advice with lots of love. Eileen will be dearly missed by many.

She is survived by her children, Mary Kathryn and her husband, Marc Divina, of Seattle, Suzie of Edmonds, Robert of Leavenworth and B.T. and his wife, Sara, of Wenatchee. Her grandchildren include Mary Kathryn’s Vanessa, Mallory, Ally, Molly and Mark Anthony, Suzie’s Savannah and Sierra, Robert’s Nick, Hannah Jo, and Tyler, B.T.’s Tristin, Maddy, Ashley, Braeden Guy, Makenzie Joy and Allison Mae. Her great-grandchildren are Bearett, Navy, Cody and Howard Kelly, Isabella and Anthony, Lucia and Beau, Phoenix, Avery and Haven, Lilly and Everett. She is also survived by her sister Mary Kay Byrnes and a number of nieces, nephews (Leslie, Laurel and Chris enjoyed a special connection with her) and cousins as well as a long list of “chosen family” including the crew from Mountain Meadows.

Details on a celebration of life will be announced at a later date. Please feel free to add your memories of Eileen on the Heritage Memorial Chapel’s Tribute Wall.