Beverly Louise Gelety

Beverly Louise Gelety
February 11, 1954 - May 19, 2026

Beverly Louise Gelety, 72 of Cary, North Carolina, formerly from Steubenville and Youngstown Ohio passed away peacefully on May 19 at home surrounded by her family after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's and Dementia.

Bev was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who's steady presence, quiet strength and love for life touched everyone who knew her.

Bev was born February 11, 1954 to Tom and Helen Meisner in Youngstown Ohio and attended St. Christine grade school until her family moved to Bridgeville, PA where she graduated 6th in her class from Canevin High School in 1972.

She graduated from Miami of Ohio in 1976 where she received a Masters Degree in Speech/Language Pathology and soon after began her career at the Speech and Hearing Center in Steubenville, Ohio.

She made Steubenville her home where she made many friends while playing girls softball, racquetball and bowling in the Steubenville Women's Bowling League.

Bev met her soulmate Steve in June of 1980 and married him in 1981 and have 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters whom she cherished and adored.

Bev and her family moved to Cary, North Carolina in 1999 to escape the harsh Ohio Valley winters and to be closer to the beach, her favorite place to be and lived in Cary until the time of her death.

Bev is preceded in death by her mother and father, Tom and Helen Meisner, 2 brothers, Dickie Meisner and Dr. Thomas Meisner Jr.
She is survived by her Brother Warren(Linda) Meisner, husband Steve, daughters; Margo Campbell, Megan(John) Purvis, Rockelle Gelety and 2 granddaughters, Sadie and Hazel Purvis.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her name to Alzheimer's and Dementia Research at www.alz.org

A Funeral Mass will be held on June 12 at 11:00 a.m at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 804 High House Road,
Cary, NC with a reception and Celebration of Bev's life immediately following.