KELLER, Gilmore J. (1924-1998)

KELLER

Posted By: Don Boucher (email)
Date: 3/7/2013 at 08:57:01

Obituary from The Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune newspaper, Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA, date unknown:

Gilmore "Gil" James Keller, 73, of St. Marys died of pneumonia Sunday, April 26, 1998, at Regency Care Center in Norwalk. Visitation with family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at Peterson Funeral Home, where a service will be held at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys, of which he was a member, with burial at the cemetery there.

Mr. Keller was born in Lacona and was a lifelong resident of Warren County. He retired after 33 years with Pittsburgh Steel in Des Moines and was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the St. Marys American Legion.

Survivors include three daughters, Karen Alexander of Norwalk and Kathy Alexander and Kayla Keller, both of Martensdale; three sons, Jim and David, both of Norwalk, and Bill of St. Marys; and eight grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Martensdale-St. Marys Little League or Knights of Columbus.

Obituary from an unknown newspaper on 4-28-1998, photographed from an Obituary Book at the City Library in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA:
Gilmore James Keller, 73, of Norwalk died of pneumonia Sunday at Regency Care Center there. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys, of which he was a member. Burial will be at St. Marys Cemetery.
Mr. Keller was born in Lacona and lived in St. Marys most of his life before moving to Norwalk. He was a retired employee of Pittsburgh Steel in Des Moines, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of Knights of Columbus and American Legion in St. Marys.
He is survived by three daughters, Karen Alexander of Norwalk and Kathy Alexander and Kayla Keller, both of Martensdale; three sons, Jim and David, both of Norwalk, and Bill of St. Marys; and eight grandchildren.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Peterson Funeral Home in Indianola, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Martensdale-St. Marys Little League or Knights of Columbus.