Ella Mae Kellerman's Obituary
Ella Mae Kellerman, age 91, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018 at 9:05 a.m. in her home.
Ella was born on November 30, 1926 in Rice, IL, a daughter to John J. and Rose (Magerkurth) Flure. On November 12, 1949, she married Rudolph Kellerman at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Todds Mill, IL and he preceded her in death on December 11, 2011. Ella was a housewife and a member of St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, IL. She enjoyed quilting and canning. She loved her family and especially babysitting her grandkids.
Survivors include her nine children, Dorothy (Willard) Schaudt of Cutler, IL, Barbara (Jerry) Denham of Centerville, GA, Mary (David) Stone of Pinckneyville, IL, Donna (Ron) Mann of DuQuoin, IL, Theresa (Don) Christenson of Oletha, KS, Rudy (Mitzi) Kellerman of Greenville, NC, Margaret (John) Branum of Albion, IL, Jerome (Stephanie) Kellerman of Edwardsville, IL and Joan (Billy) Sutterer of Sparta, IL; one daughter-in-law, Marilyn Kellerman of Pinckneyville, IL; one brother, George (Virginia) Flure of Pinckneyville, IL; one sister, Catherine Smith of Pinckneyville, IL; twenty-two grandchildren; and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Dennis Kellerman; one granddaughter, Kristie Mann Henke; one great-grandson, Timothy Shepard; two brothers, John Flure and Charles Flure; one half-brother, Floyd Stern; and one sister, Dorothy Flure.
Funeral services will be held at St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, IL on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.with Father Nick Junker and Father Augustine Ibezimako officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary Magdelan Cemetery, Todds Mill, IL.
Friends may call at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Monday, February 5, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday morning at the funeral home from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, IL.
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