Obituary Record

Glen W Keeler
Died on 12/10/1999
Buried in Arlington Cemetery

Glen W. Keeler, 66

Glen W. Keeler, 66, of Arlington died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at his home.

Services were Monday, Dec. 13, 1999. The Rev. Lynn Martin officiated. Burial was in the Arlington Cemetery.

Glen W. Keeler was born June 23, 1933 to Clyde and Hazel (Walraven) Keeler in Yutan. In 1942, he moved with his family from Yutan to a farm south of Arlington. He was a graduate of Arlington High School.

On January 24, 1953, he married Coralen (Wulf) Keeler in Arlington. After his marriage, he moved into Arlington and was employed at the George A Hormel & Co in Fremont for 42 years until retirement in 1996.

He was a member of the Arlington Community Church and the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department, where he was a member for 25 years and had served as fire chief. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #200 of Fremont.

He is survived by his wife, Coralen; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Cheryl Keeler of Arlington and Michael and Gina Keeler of Trinity, N.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Ed Kroenke of North Bend; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Connie Keeler of Schuyler; three sisters and brother-in-law, Leatha Mumm of Yutan; Joyce and Herb Sievers and Betty Keeler, all of Omaha; two sisters-in-law, Kay Keeler of Lincoln and Joyce Keeler of Valley; and nine grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter, Coral; and two brothers, Richard and Dale Keeler.

Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington was in charge of arrangements.

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Glen Keeler (picture)

ARLINGTON – Glen W. Keeler, 66, of Arlington died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, in his home.

Keeler was born June 23, 1933, in Yutan. He moved with his family in 1942 to a farm south of Arlington. He was a graduate of Arlington High School. He married Coralen Wulf Jan. 24, 1953, in Arlington. They moved into Arlington.

He worked for 42 years at George A. Hormel & Co. in Fremont. He retired in 1996.

Keeler was a member Arlington Community Church, UCC, Arlington Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years and had served as fire chief. He also was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles 200 of Fremont.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Mark (and wife, Cheryl) Keeler of Arlington and Michael (and wife, Gina) Keeler of Trinity, N.C.; a daughter, Cheryl (Mrs. Ed) Kroenke of North Benad; a brother, Jim (and wife, Connie) Keeler of Schuyler; three sisters, Leatha Munn of Yutan, Joyce (Mrs. Herb) Sievers and Betty Keeler, all of Omaha; two sisters-in-law, Kay Keeler of Lincoln and Joyce Keeler of Valley; nine grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter and two brothers.

The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Arlington Community Church with the Rev. Lynn Martin officiating. Visitation will be 1-9 p.m. with family receiving friends 6-8 p.m., all Sunday, all at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington and will continue prior to service at the church. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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