Sept. 22, 1929 – March 7, 2013
Elva Clara Keller, 83, of Albany, passed away on Thursday, at Corvallis Manor.
Elva was born in Wasco, OR to Murvel and Daisy (Warren) Stone.
She grew up in Wasco and graduated from Lebanon High School. She married Eugene “Gene” Turner in 1950 and they later divorced.
Elva then married Warren Wesley Keller on February 20, 1954 in Vancouver, WA. Elva worked for many years for D.E. Nebergall Meat Co. and enjoyed her many lunch and coffee visits with the Nebergall girls.
Elva held other jobs in the area and retired from Ormet at age 65. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, photography, gambling, genealogy, and was the family historian. She stayed active caring for their two acres and kept up with political events. Most of all Elva loved being with her family.
Elva is survived by daughters Barb Halverson of Oregon City, Ginny Turner of Hillsboro, and Patricia Brewer of Sweet Home; brother Murvel Stone of Milwaukie; sisters Gladys Wright of Lafayette, IN, Georgia Bolman of Lebanon and Carol Willavage of Kokomo, IN; grandchildren Matthew Halverson, Russell Cooley, Victoria Watts, Sheri Fleury, Nathan Brewer, Andrea Brewer, Daniel Brewer, and Ben Brewer; and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Warren Wesley Keller; brother Michael Holiday; and grandson Michael Halverson.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 14, at AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home with a graveside service to follow at Waverly Memorial Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mike Halvorson Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling the arrangements (www.aasum-dufour.com).