Evelyn Ruth Keller

Lynn was born on August 8, 1925, in Turlock, Ca. Her parents at the time lived in Livingston, Ca. During her school years, she lived with her mother in Berkeley and attended Cragmont Elementary and Berkeley High School. She also lived briefly at times with her father in Merced.

Lynn was a truly accomplished individual and an incredibly devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many people. Those who knew and loved her ranged in various California communities; these communities included: Fish Camp, Wawona, Yosemite, Merced, Mariposa, Fresno, Oakhurst, Madera, Berkeley, San Francisco, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Humboldt County, and the Sacramento area.

Lynn was a History major at the University of Oregon in Eugene during World War II and was introduced to Robert O. Keller. They were introduced by mutual friends in Berkeley, Ca., during a post New Year's Eve party in 1948. They became engaged in April and were married later in September, at the Chapel in Yosemite Valley. After the ceremony followed a reception at The Ahwahnee Hotel. They lived in the Bay Area until 1967, when Mr. Keller accepted a position as Executive Assistant to the Director of the State of California Employment Development Department, in Sacramento. Beginning in 1970, Mr. Keller worked with the California State Senate as Chief Consultant for the Senate Rules Committee, Insurance and Financial Institution Committee, and Industrial Relations Committee during the Reagan Administration.

In 1943, Lynn's father, Harold J. Baker, a Real Estate Broker from Merced, Ca., purchased a sizable amount of land in Fish Camp two miles from the south entrance to Yosemite National Park. He subsequently was involved in the development, leasing, and operation of the newly constructed Silvertip Lodge. During the 1960's and 1970's the Kellers, owned and operated the lodge until 1978. It was destroyed by fire in 1981.

Lynn also was a long time employee of the Tenaya Lodge, in Fish Camp, Ca., where she happily worked in the Gift Shop beginning in 1990 until she retired in 2009.

Lynn leaves a legacy of being involved in community affairs and land development in Fish Camp, Ca. Her contributions and accomplishments towards establishing a vibrant and economically sustainable Fish Camp community are notable.

She was affiliated with and a member of the national Delta Delta Delta Sorority, the Tri-Delt House Corporation at University of California, Davis. She was also a Founding Adviser to the Delta Delta Delta Sorority at University of California, Merced, and a member of the Panhellenic Alumni Group in Marin County and Sacramento County. She was a U.C. Merced Foundation Ambassador from 1985 to 2012. She was also a member of the Rio Americano Bridge Club in Sacramento, and a member of the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco.

Besides being a wonderful homemaker, Lynn was known for her vivaciously beautiful smile, her quick wit and sense of humor. She had a helpful and outgoing nature. She will be truly missed by all who knew her.

Lynn is preceded by her son, Robert B. Keller.

Lynn is survived by her husband, Robert O. Keller; her children, Cristianne Keller Specht, William R. Keller, and Suzanne Keller; her two adoring grandchildren, Tyler Stopa and Camryn Alexandra Keller; her son-in-law, Robert Specht; her daughter-in-law, Kathy Eidem Keller; her granddaughter-in-law, Arina Stopa; her step-brother, Dr. William Evans; her sister-in-law, Margaret Keller Worthen; her cousin, Eleanor Edsall; and her nieces and nephews, Cam Mudd Hodgson, Robert Evans, Christy Evans, Tom Evans, Nancy Keller Viebrock, Kathy Keller, Jennifer Keller Moran, Ken Keller, Keith Keller, and Karl Keller.

Services are pending further announcement.

Suggested Remembrances may be made to Delta Delta Delta Foundation, P.O. Box 5987, Arlington, Tx. 76005