Carl E. Zellers, Jr., passed way February 23, 2018. Carl was born on March 25, 1928, in Hammond, Indiana, to Mary Helen Lannon and Carl E. Zellers, Sr. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, attended Purdue University and served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked for Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway and United States Steel and retired after 39 years of service. He started his second career with H&R Block and spent many seasons working for several area golf courses. He was a member of Brookhaven Country Club, was a true avid golfer and could be found on the course every Sunday with his son, Tom. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Barbara, and his children, Dr. Thomas (Catherine) Zellers of Dallas, TX and Catherine Bartz of Irving, TX, his grandchildren, Caitrin Zellers of Boston, MA, and Jacob Bartz of Irving, TX, his sisters Sharon (William) Gall of Valparaiso, IN, and Barbara Keilman of Janesville, WI and The Villages, FL, and his sister-in-law, Marilyn Zellers of Westfield, IN. He is survived by his many nieces and nephews: Lynn (Dr. Tim) Delehanty of The Villages, FL, Barbara (Dave) Reberg of Crown Point, IN, Terry (Carol) Moore of Burn, TN, Cathy (Jim) Fischer of Naples, FL, John (Angie) Zellers of Westfield, IN, Debbie (Hal) Haughom, Diane (John) Kosharek and Darcy (Dave) Montgomery, all of Janesville, WI, Chris (Monice) Gall, Craig (Jennifer) Gall, and Kelly (Scott) Jones, all of Valparaiso, IN, and his beloved dog, Coconut. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, Anna Mae Jarrell and Carlene Peifer and his brother John (Pete) Zellers. Carl was a member of St. Rita Catholic Community in Dallas, TX. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Sparkman/Hillcrest in Dallas, with a rosary at 7 pm. Funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 am on Friday March 2, 2018 at St Rita Catholic Community with entombment following at Hillcrest Mausoleum. The family would like to thank all of his doctors and nurses at UT Southwestern for their kind and compassionate care.
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