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Arlene Keller
ARLENE KELLER
Mount Vernon
Arlene Keller, 79, of Mount Vernon, died Jan. 15, 2017, at her home. Funeral service: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 10, at St. Jude Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Mark Reasoner. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughter, Theresa (Todd) Stoneking of Mount Vernon; sons, John of Cedar Rapids, Larry of Marengo, Tim of Springville and Ted Keller of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many extended family members and friends.
Arlene Scott was born May 4, 1937, in Greene, Iowa, to John and Dorothy (Hall) Scott at their home. She married Glenn B. Keller on Nov. 5, 1960, in Cedar Rapids. She worked at Rockwell Collins, retiring after 25 years.
She enjoyed crafting and taking her crafts to the State Fair, even winning multiple ribbons. Arlene and Glenn loved to travel in their retirement, visiting all of the western United States and even Canada. They moved to Carrier Mills, Ill., returning to Iowa in 2011. She especially cherished spending time with family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sisters, Lois and Laura.
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