Carol (Grunebaum) Kelly, a Lynnfield native who became one of the Cambridge area’s best-known real estate brokers, died at home on September 21, 2026 with her son and close friends beside her. She was 73.
She was born in Lynnfield on June 10, 1953, the daughter of Fritz and Karen Grunebaum, and grew up between Lynnfield and Switzerland. She graduated from Lynnfield High School and earned a degree in French at Mount Holyoke College. She sold real estate in Cambridge first with Hammond Real Estate and then as senior vice president of the Carol Kelly Team at Compass. She served on the board of the Karen Grunebaum Foundation at Harvard and Boston University and supported the Jimmy Fund.
She leaves her son, Christopher; her sister, Yvonne; her brothers, Peter and Steven; and her nieces, Shelby and Shawna.
A celebration of her life is Saturday, October 17 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge. The family suggests donations to the Karen Grunebaum Foundation.
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