Born Sept. 8, 1918, in Jackson, Ohio, he was a son of the late Roy and Martha Mae Keller. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Wilbur, Herman, Roy, Eugene, Roger, and Robert Keller; and sisters, Dorothy Smith, June Vierra, and Evelyn Allen; as well as his step-daughter, Roberta Thornton.
Mr. Keller was a member of Bayshore Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include his son, Ralph R. Keller Jr. (Donna), of Newark, Ohio; and daughter, Kay McMaken (Gordon), of Sun City Center; sisters, Mabel Titus, of Halfmoon Bay, CA, and Betty Cook, of Springfield, OH, 6 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2pm on Sat. Jan. 9th at Manasota Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2pm before the service.
Condolences may be made to the family at ManasotaMemorial.com.
