Delsie J. Keller, 91, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully Friday, September 24, after suffering with dementia.
Born in Adrian, Michigan on November 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Judie (Stephens) Morton. She attended schools in Adrian and was a 1947 graduate of Adrian Senior High School.
On October 15, 1954, she was married to Robert D. Keller at the Raisin Center Friends Church, Adrian, Michigan. She, with her husband and three children, moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin in December of 1960. She and her husband retired to Dandridge, Tennessee, August of 1994 and returned to Kenosha to live in January of 2001.
She was a member of the Bristol United Methodist Church and was employed at Snap-On Tools International Division, Davis Heating, Wilson Haney Associates, and retired from the Kenosha County Information Systems Department, January 15, 1993 after 20 years of service.
Survivors include her son, Bradford (Judith Kaddatz) Keller, of Wild Rose, Wisconsin; a daughter, Judith (Donald) Zirbel of Kenosha; six grandchildren; Jennifer Van Winkle of Tennessee; Amy (Bob) Feddermann of Island Lake, Illinois; Albie (Paul) Zuzinec of Kenosha; Amy Block of Blaine, Minnesota; Bobbie (Craig) Hofmann of Paddock Lake; and Jacob (Karen) Keller of Paddock Lake. 12 Great grandchildren include Tyler and Dakota Claxton, Logan and Ian Novom, Jaden, Jora, Jonah Zuzinec, Brandt and Brendan Block, Christopher Hofmann, and Joshua and Emily Keller; two great-great granddaughters, Kyleigh Sandra and Paisley Jewel Claxton. Also, she has one surviving sister, Kathleen Morton of Wonewoc, Wisconsin.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her daughter, Sandy; her parents, 9 brothers, 2 sisters, and a son-in-law.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Delsie’s name to the Bristol Methodist Church.
