Clotilda K. Cerra

Clotilda K. "Posy" Cerra, 83, of Elverson, died April 12, 2010 in St. Joseph Hospital, Bern Township.

Her husband John A. Cerra died November 4, 1999.

Born in Carrolltown, she was a daughter of the late Paul P. and Winifred (Love) Kelly.

She was a 1948 graduate of Sacred Heart School of Nursing, Pittsburgh.

Clotilda was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, West Brandywine.

She is survived by ten children: John L., husband of Marianne Cerra, West Lawn, Paul, widower of Diane Cerra, Reading, Louis A., husband of Marilyn Cerra, Austin, TX, Sharon M., wife of James P. Helms, Mohnton, Winifred J., wife of Russell Schlouch, Mohnton, Kathleen C., wife of Andy Manidis, Honeybrook, Michelle, wife of Jeffrey Weaver, Midlothian, VA, Bernadette, wife of Anthony Kopanski, San Antonio, TX, Mary E., wife of Mark Mendenhall, Coatesville, and Angele M., wife of Norman Bingaman, Shillington.

Clotilda was also survived by three brothers, James Kelly, Carrolltown, Richard Kelly, Johnstown and Paul Kelly, Colver and four sisters, Betty Stevens, Carrolltown, Barbara Barnes, Millingtown, TN, Pauline Maurer, Carrolltown, Sister Jane Mary Kelly, Greensburg; 27 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 12:30 p.m. in St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church, 2020 Chestnut Hill Road, Mohnton, PA 19540. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 2835 Manor Rd., West Brandywine, PA 19320 and Friday from 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. in St. Benedict's R.C. Church. Contributions may be made to: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, 2nd floor Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.