hmtl5 Ralph S. Keller b. 3 Sep 1901 Jefferson County, Iowa d. 16 May 1980 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: Hedges Genealogy

Ralph S. Keller

Male 1901 - 1980  (78 years)


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  • Name Ralph S. Keller 
    • son of Jule Keller and Margaret J. Liblin [1]
    Born 3 Sep 1901  Jefferson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 May 1980  Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Capello County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I4519  Hedges
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 

    Family Opal Ann Cassity,   b. 13 Mar 1904, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1950, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 5 Aug 1944  Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F1985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1901 - Jefferson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Aug 1944 - Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 May 1980 - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Capello County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Ralph Keller
      Ralph Keller, 78, who owned a lumber company in Ottumwa, Iowa, before moving to Phoenix in 1963, died May 16, 1980, in a Valley hospital.
      Mr. Keller, 1816 W. Lincoln, is survived by children, Beula Jean Olson, Erma Hassen, Dorothy Davis, Duane and Donald; stepson, Basil Moore; a sister; four brothers; 17 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
      Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Shadow Mountain Mortuary, Greenway and Cave Creek roads.
      Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona. Saturday 17 May 1980.
      [2, 3]
    • Obituary From “Ottumwa Courier," May 19, 1980:

      Formerly Ottumwan Ralph S. Keller, 78, of Phoenix, Ariz., died May 16 at 3:20 a.m. in a Phoenix hospital.

      He was born Sept. 3, 1901, in Jefferson County to Jule and Maggie Liblin Keller. He was the retired owner and operator of the former Keller Lumber Co. in Ottumwa. He had lived in Phoenix since 1963.

      Survivors: sons Duane in California and Donald of Phoenix, Ariz.; a stepson, Basil Moore in Kansas; daughters, Beula Olson of Granada Hills, Calif., Erma Hassen of Los Angeles, Calif., and Dorothy Davis of Phoenix, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren and a great-grandchild; brothers, Marshall and Russell of Fairfield, James of Des Moines and Earl of Cantril; and a sister, Macel Brereton of Keosauqua.

      His first wife, Gertrude, died in 1940 and his second wife, Opal, died in 1950.

      Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Al Safford of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial: Shaul Cemetery.

      Visitation: after noon on Tuesday.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S87] Newspaper article.