Nita Marie Kellerman's Obituary
Nita Marie Kellerman, age 66, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away Monday, February 4, 2008 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood, MO. Nita was born on May 4, 1941, a daughter to Lowell and Dorothy (Smith) Crumbacher. On January 6, 1962 she married Don "Shorty" Kellerman at the St. Bruno Catholic Church in Pinckneyville, Illinois and he survives. Nita was a homemaker and a member of the St. Bruno Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, U of I Home Extension, mixed nuts unit, served on the Pinckneyville Hospital Board for 16 years, was a 4-H leader for the Oak Grove Cornhuskers, ran a daycare from her home for many years, was an avid Panther Basketball Fan, and loved spending time and being involved with her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband Don "Shorty" of Pinckneyville, IL, three daughters: Beth Lipe, of Pinckneyville, IL, Katie (Jim) Spurgeon of Columbia, IL, and Carrie (Kim) Morris of Nashville, IL, a mother-in-law: Helen Kellerman of Pinckneyville, IL, two sisters: Carolyn (George) Stein of Millstadt, IL, and JoAnn (Bob) Gerencher of Frankfort, IL, six grandchildren: Donnie and Drew Lipe, Libby and Sophie Spurgeon, and Katelyn and Joe Morris, and numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, and father-in-law: Joe Kellerman. Funeral mass will be on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at the St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, IL, at 10:00 a.m. with Father Brian Barker officiating. Interment will be at the St. Bruno Catholic Cemetery, Pinckneyville, IL. Friends may call at the Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Wednesday, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and then on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. The rosary will be recited on Thursday at the funeral home at 9:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to the St. Bruno Endowment or to the Pinckneyville Skilled Care Auxiliary Unit.
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