Dorothy E. “Dottie” Keller, 86, Jasper
Dorothy E. “Dottie” Keller, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 7:47 pm on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.
Dottie was born in Huntingburg on October 11, 1935, to Ernest and Frances (Sollman) Rademacher.
She married Kenneth Keller on April 28, 1956, in Fort Riley Kansas. He preceded her in death on June 18, 2014.
Dottie retired from Memorial Hospital in Jasper, where she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for twenty years.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper, where she served as a Eucharist Minister and on Stephens Ministry for the nursing homes in the area. She was also a member of their St. Ann’s Sodality and the Jasper Circle of the Daughters of Isabella. She was a charter member of the Psi Iota Si Sorority and a member of the Jasper Art Guild.
She enjoyed painting, sewing, cooking, going to area nursing homes and playing the piano, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by three daughters, Becky Mehringer (Sylvan) of Jasper, Chris Schnell of Ireland, and Angie Buffenbarger (Mark) of Velpen; three sons, Mike Keller (Shannon) of Columbus, Ind., Dave Keller (Janet) of Newburgh, and Al Keller (Sheri) of Jasper; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Klee of Tucson, Ariz.
Preceding her in death beside her husband were two sisters, Mary Wilson and Ruby Rademacher, and two brothers, Harold Rademacher and Kenneth Rademacher, who died in infancy.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Dorothy E. “Dottie” Keller will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana, with entombment to follow in Fairview Cemetery Mausoleum in Jasper.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel in Jasper.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church or to a favorite charity.
Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.
You have my deepest sympathies! May she rest in peace! I had worked with Dottie many years ago at Memorial.
My condolences to all.
I have happy memories of visits as a child to your Jasper house with my folks, Harold and Jeanette Rademacher (Steinkamp) of Indianapolis. Most of my memories are from when I was a child and I most remember your home was always wonderfully filled with kids laughing and playing and streaking through the living room while the adults tried to converse. The kids always triumphed.
With love,
Your cousin,
Nick Rademacher
San Francisco