Birth: February 10, 1933
Death: November 18, 2017
Location: Lot 170, Section 4, New Addition
Dorothy Marie Keller, 84, of Grand Island died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Golden Living Center-Lakeview in Grand Island, with her family by her side.
Our mom was a true servant of God and faithfully served her family as a wife, loving mother, sister and relative. Her life was about serving God. She was loving and compassionate and she gathered her strength from God’s word, as evidenced by her well-used Bible. Mom left a great example of how to live her words and her actions. The spiritual heritage that she fostered will live on in her children for many generations.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at the Northridge Assembly of God Church, 2025 Independence Ave. in Grand Island.
Burial will be in the Wood River Cemetery at Wood River. The Rev. Mark Oberbeck will be officiating.
Dorothy was born on Feb. 10, 1933, in Huron, S.D., to Joseph and Marie (Wipf) Waldner.
She grew up in Huron and graduated from Huron High School in 1951.
She was united in marriage to William Holmes Keller on June 8, 1951, in Huron. Throughout their marriage they had five children and lived in South Dakota, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Mom and Dad had recently lived in Custer and Spearfish, S.D., before moving to Grand Island.
She was a nurse’s aide for many years and loved taking care of others. She worked for Northern Hills Training Center in Spearfish, S.D., for 15 years, as well as the Custer State Hospital for 12 years.
She loved her church and was a member of Northridge Assembly of God in Grand Island.
Mother loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren whenever she got a chance. Her family was her world.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children and their spouses, Robyn and Jolynn Keller of Bismarck, N.D., Jody Keller of Denver, Colo., Randa and Hector Faz of Van Buren, Alaska, and Brad and Carol Keller of Lake Placid, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Joyce Keller of Drayton, N.D.; a sister and brother-in-law, Francis and Velmer Ziegler of Huron, S.D.; brothers and a sister-in-law, Gene and Dorothy Waldner of Huron, S.D., and Rodney Waldner of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sister-in-law, Pete and Barbara Kohl of Liverpool, Pa.; and 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; grandparents; a son, Jamie Keller; a sister, Josie Waldner; and a sister-in-law, Rosalie Robinson.