Keith Keller

Keith Keller

April 24, 1964 – May 16, 2011
Brooklyn, Iowa

Memorial Service: A Vigil Service will be held 6:30 p.m., Wednesday May 18, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, IA
Visitation: 4 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday May 18, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, IA
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Thursday May 19, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Grinnell, IA
Interment: 1:15 p.m., Thursday May 19, 2011 at Victor Memorial Cemetery in Victor, IA

Keith was born on April 24, 1964, in Marengo, Iowa, to Marvin and Mary Ann Keller. He was raised in Marengo and graduated from Marengo High School with the Class of 1983. He also two years of Computer Science and Technology at the Council Bluffs School for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired in 1989.

Keith was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Grinnell, the Knights of Columbus, and the Cedar Rapids Association of the Deaf. He enjoyed spending time on his laptop computer, social and dining activities with his family, attending deaf association meetings and various television programs. Family and friends marveled at his great patience and kindness.

He is survived by his parents, Marvin and Mary Ann Keller of Grinnell; three brothers, Dwight Keller of Leawood, KS, Dean Keller of Toledo, IA and Norman Keller of Cedar Rapids, IA; three sisters, Terrie Schafbuch of Victor, IA, Betty Waterbeck of Toledo, IA, and Janice Burnham of Williamsburg, IA; as well as his nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorials may be directed to The Children’s Tumor and Neurofibromatosis Association, c/o of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

Source: Smith Funeral Home