Harry Leroy Keller

Harry LeRoy Keller was born May 25, 1915 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Harry H. and Edna L. Keller. He went home to be with the Lord April 19, 2015. After graduating from Hartwell High School in 1934 Harry worked at several different jobs, joining the Cincinnati Police Department on February 1, 1939. He then proudly served his country in WWII enlisting on December 27, 1942. Participating in the D-Day invasion, he was also among those trapped in Bastogne by the German “Bulge” and later was among those that liberated the concentration camp in Ohrdruf, Germany. After VE Day he continued to serve his country as a military policeman in Reims, France investigating black market crime. Upon his discharge he returned to his position as a Cincinnati Police Officer where he achieved the rank of Detective and served in the Bureau of Identification as a fingerprint expert and crime scene photographer. Upon retirement, Harry and his high school sweetheart/wife, Margaret, moved to their dream home in Largo, FL where he spent countless hours tinkering in his workshop preparing surprises for family, friends and his “Hooligan” and “Rascal”. During this time he also worked for Mease Hospital in Dunedin, FL as a security guard until retiring again. Harry was predeceased by his parents; his brother, Lawrence Keller and his wife Allene; sister, Laura “Sis” Keller; and his loving wife, Margaret Ray Lindsey Keller. He is survived by his son, Rev. Jim Keller and his wife, Debbie; granddaughters, Kimberly (Terry) Simmons and Deena (Brad) Bryant; great grandchildren, Max and Lucy Gutierrez, Grant and Sean Bryant, nieces and nephews; as well as special friend, Lil Weber. Whether you knew him as Harry, Dad, Grandpa, Papa or Uncle Harry, his sense of humor and pleasant disposition were a joy to everyone. We will all miss him. A special note of appreciation goes to the Yellow Team of Suncoast Hospice. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.