Mrs. Roseanna Keller, 88, a statewide leader for Catholic Church organizations and prominent in Idaho Falls community charities, passed away February 3, 2002, in her home in Boise, Idaho, of causes incident to age.
Mrs. Keller was born September 12, 1913, in Caney, Kansas. She was the daughter of J. Robb Brady, an early editor and owner of The Post-Register newspaper, and Mary Francis Murphy. Mrs. Keller was a former resident of Idaho Falls for many years and an owner in the Post Company, which publishes The Post-Register.
During the 1930s Mrs. Keller graduated from St. Mary of the Woods College, a sister college to the University of Notre Dame. The college is among the nation's oldest Catholic liberal arts colleges for women.
She spent her early years in Pocatello, Idaho, at the family home there before moving to Idaho Falls in 1936. She married George J. Keller, Idaho Falls assistant postmaster, on April 29, 1941, in Saint Patrick's Church in Galena, Kansas.
Mr. Keller died January, 1990. Her community leadership was expressed in several prominent roles on behalf of the former Sacred Heart Hospital in Idaho Falls. She received the Margaret Cully Hospital Award in 1975 for her extraordinary volunteer work for the hospital. She helped organize and filled chairmanships for the hospital's Mistletoe Mart benefit and the Red Velvet Ball charity dance. She served as president of the Sacred Heart Hospital Auxiliary in 1964, and inaugurated "Peppermint Patties" hospital youth service in 1964.
Mrs. Keller also served as a member of the Interfaith Task Force for the Teton Dam disaster in 1976. In 1962, she was elected president of the State Postal Clerks Auxiliary and also found time annually to perform volunteer work for Cancer and Heart fund raising drives in the city. Mrs. Keller had an extensive history of leadership in state and local Catholic Church organizations. These included: state convention chairperson for the Idaho Council of Catholic Women in 1947; president of the Catholic Woman's League in 1951 and 1952, and selected as the League's Outstanding Member in 1970; Youth Religious Education Teacher from 1978 to 1981; Housing Director for the Resurrection Boy's Choir in 1980: member of the Holy Rosary Parish Council; and membership in the Holy Rosary Altar Society, the Legion of Mary, the Tree of Life Prayer Group, and the Third Order of Carmelites.
Mrs. Keller is remembered in the community for her portrayal of Victorian dress and art at the popular Barn parties hosted by the Keller family for several years at their home on the Park-Taylor Road.
She was also noted for her love of Irish music and dance and the spontaneity she also brought to the annual St. Patrick's Day banquet she annually hosted for family and relatives.
Survivors include five sons: Father J. Robb Keller, a Catholic pastor at Twin Falls, ID, Father Tom F. Keller, a Catholic priest and hermit of Council, ID, Joe G. Keller of Idaho Falls, ID, Paul A. Keller of Monroe, WA, and Stephen Keller of Elko, Nev., She also is survived by eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one brother, J. Robb Brady of Idaho Falls, ID. One son preceded her in death: Larry Keller.
Family Tribute
(Post Register, 2002)
Mrs. Keller was born September 12, 1913, in Caney, Kansas. She was the daughter of J. Robb Brady, an early editor and owner of The Post-Register newspaper, and Mary Francis Murphy. Mrs. Keller was a former resident of Idaho Falls for many years and an owner in the Post Company, which publishes The Post-Register.
During the 1930s Mrs. Keller graduated from St. Mary of the Woods College, a sister college to the University of Notre Dame. The college is among the nation's oldest Catholic liberal arts colleges for women.
She spent her early years in Pocatello, Idaho, at the family home there before moving to Idaho Falls in 1936. She married George J. Keller, Idaho Falls assistant postmaster, on April 29, 1941, in Saint Patrick's Church in Galena, Kansas.
Mr. Keller died January, 1990. Her community leadership was expressed in several prominent roles on behalf of the former Sacred Heart Hospital in Idaho Falls. She received the Margaret Cully Hospital Award in 1975 for her extraordinary volunteer work for the hospital. She helped organize and filled chairmanships for the hospital's Mistletoe Mart benefit and the Red Velvet Ball charity dance. She served as president of the Sacred Heart Hospital Auxiliary in 1964, and inaugurated "Peppermint Patties" hospital youth service in 1964.
Mrs. Keller also served as a member of the Interfaith Task Force for the Teton Dam disaster in 1976. In 1962, she was elected president of the State Postal Clerks Auxiliary and also found time annually to perform volunteer work for Cancer and Heart fund raising drives in the city. Mrs. Keller had an extensive history of leadership in state and local Catholic Church organizations. These included: state convention chairperson for the Idaho Council of Catholic Women in 1947; president of the Catholic Woman's League in 1951 and 1952, and selected as the League's Outstanding Member in 1970; Youth Religious Education Teacher from 1978 to 1981; Housing Director for the Resurrection Boy's Choir in 1980: member of the Holy Rosary Parish Council; and membership in the Holy Rosary Altar Society, the Legion of Mary, the Tree of Life Prayer Group, and the Third Order of Carmelites.
Mrs. Keller is remembered in the community for her portrayal of Victorian dress and art at the popular Barn parties hosted by the Keller family for several years at their home on the Park-Taylor Road.
She was also noted for her love of Irish music and dance and the spontaneity she also brought to the annual St. Patrick's Day banquet she annually hosted for family and relatives.
Survivors include five sons: Father J. Robb Keller, a Catholic pastor at Twin Falls, ID, Father Tom F. Keller, a Catholic priest and hermit of Council, ID, Joe G. Keller of Idaho Falls, ID, Paul A. Keller of Monroe, WA, and Stephen Keller of Elko, Nev., She also is survived by eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one brother, J. Robb Brady of Idaho Falls, ID. One son preceded her in death: Larry Keller.
Family Tribute
(Post Register, 2002)
Mrs. Roseanna Keller, 88, a statewide leader for Catholic Church organizations and prominent in Idaho Falls community charities, passed away February 3, 2002, in her home in Boise, Idaho, of causes incident to age.
Mrs. Keller was born September 12, 1913, in Caney, Kansas. She was the daughter of J. Robb Brady, an early editor and owner of The Post-Register newspaper, and Mary Francis Murphy. Mrs. Keller was a former resident of Idaho Falls for many years and an owner in the Post Company, which publishes The Post-Register.
During the 1930s Mrs. Keller graduated from St. Mary of the Woods College, a sister college to the University of Notre Dame. The college is among the nation's oldest Catholic liberal arts colleges for women.
She spent her early years in Pocatello, Idaho, at the family home there before moving to Idaho Falls in 1936. She married George J. Keller, Idaho Falls assistant postmaster, on April 29, 1941, in Saint Patrick's Church in Galena, Kansas.
Mr. Keller died January, 1990. Her community leadership was expressed in several prominent roles on behalf of the former Sacred Heart Hospital in Idaho Falls. She received the Margaret Cully Hospital Award in 1975 for her extraordinary volunteer work for the hospital. She helped organize and filled chairmanships for the hospital's Mistletoe Mart benefit and the Red Velvet Ball charity dance. She served as president of the Sacred Heart Hospital Auxiliary in 1964, and inaugurated "Peppermint Patties" hospital youth service in 1964.
Mrs. Keller also served as a member of the Interfaith Task Force for the Teton Dam disaster in 1976. In 1962, she was elected president of the State Postal Clerks Auxiliary and also found time annually to perform volunteer work for Cancer and Heart fund raising drives in the city. Mrs. Keller had an extensive history of leadership in state and local Catholic Church organizations. These included: state convention chairperson for the Idaho Council of Catholic Women in 1947; president of the Catholic Woman's League in 1951 and 1952, and selected as the League's Outstanding Member in 1970; Youth Religious Education Teacher from 1978 to 1981; Housing Director for the Resurrection Boy's Choir in 1980: member of the Holy Rosary Parish Council; and membership in the Holy Rosary Altar Society, the Legion of Mary, the Tree of Life Prayer Group, and the Third Order of Carmelites.
Mrs. Keller is remembered in the community for her portrayal of Victorian dress and art at the popular Barn parties hosted by the Keller family for several years at their home on the Park-Taylor Road.
She was also noted for her love of Irish music and dance and the spontaneity she also brought to the annual St. Patrick's Day banquet she annually hosted for family and relatives.
Survivors include five sons: Father J. Robb Keller, a Catholic pastor at Twin Falls, ID, Father Tom F. Keller, a Catholic priest and hermit of Council, ID, Joe G. Keller of Idaho Falls, ID, Paul A. Keller of Monroe, WA, and Stephen Keller of Elko, Nev., She also is survived by eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one brother, J. Robb Brady of Idaho Falls, ID. One son preceded her in death: Larry Keller.
Family Tribute
(Post Register, 2002)
Mrs. Keller was born September 12, 1913, in Caney, Kansas. She was the daughter of J. Robb Brady, an early editor and owner of The Post-Register newspaper, and Mary Francis Murphy. Mrs. Keller was a former resident of Idaho Falls for many years and an owner in the Post Company, which publishes The Post-Register.
During the 1930s Mrs. Keller graduated from St. Mary of the Woods College, a sister college to the University of Notre Dame. The college is among the nation's oldest Catholic liberal arts colleges for women.
She spent her early years in Pocatello, Idaho, at the family home there before moving to Idaho Falls in 1936. She married George J. Keller, Idaho Falls assistant postmaster, on April 29, 1941, in Saint Patrick's Church in Galena, Kansas.
Mr. Keller died January, 1990. Her community leadership was expressed in several prominent roles on behalf of the former Sacred Heart Hospital in Idaho Falls. She received the Margaret Cully Hospital Award in 1975 for her extraordinary volunteer work for the hospital. She helped organize and filled chairmanships for the hospital's Mistletoe Mart benefit and the Red Velvet Ball charity dance. She served as president of the Sacred Heart Hospital Auxiliary in 1964, and inaugurated "Peppermint Patties" hospital youth service in 1964.
Mrs. Keller also served as a member of the Interfaith Task Force for the Teton Dam disaster in 1976. In 1962, she was elected president of the State Postal Clerks Auxiliary and also found time annually to perform volunteer work for Cancer and Heart fund raising drives in the city. Mrs. Keller had an extensive history of leadership in state and local Catholic Church organizations. These included: state convention chairperson for the Idaho Council of Catholic Women in 1947; president of the Catholic Woman's League in 1951 and 1952, and selected as the League's Outstanding Member in 1970; Youth Religious Education Teacher from 1978 to 1981; Housing Director for the Resurrection Boy's Choir in 1980: member of the Holy Rosary Parish Council; and membership in the Holy Rosary Altar Society, the Legion of Mary, the Tree of Life Prayer Group, and the Third Order of Carmelites.
Mrs. Keller is remembered in the community for her portrayal of Victorian dress and art at the popular Barn parties hosted by the Keller family for several years at their home on the Park-Taylor Road.
She was also noted for her love of Irish music and dance and the spontaneity she also brought to the annual St. Patrick's Day banquet she annually hosted for family and relatives.
Survivors include five sons: Father J. Robb Keller, a Catholic pastor at Twin Falls, ID, Father Tom F. Keller, a Catholic priest and hermit of Council, ID, Joe G. Keller of Idaho Falls, ID, Paul A. Keller of Monroe, WA, and Stephen Keller of Elko, Nev., She also is survived by eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one brother, J. Robb Brady of Idaho Falls, ID. One son preceded her in death: Larry Keller.
Family Tribute
(Post Register, 2002)
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