1926
Joan
2017
Joan Louise Keller
January 13, 1926 — March 21, 2017
Joan "Jo" Louise VanLaningham Keller, 91, of Middleville, Michigan, passed away on March 21, 2017 at Carveth Village of Middleville, Michigan.
Joan was born in Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 13, 1926 to Edward VanLaningham and Elsie Mae Statton. She graduated from Western Michigan University in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Occupational Therapy.
A loving wife, mother, grandmother and caretaker, Joan particularly enjoyed the years of family dinners and family reunions. Sitting around the table together with family was very important to her. She taught 2nd grade at Martell Elementary school for 20 years in Troy, Michigan. She and Bud would have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary in April.
A believer in lifelong education, Joan was still attending classes at KCC at the young age of 89. She was gifted in craftsmanship, particularly in cross-stitching, sewing, basket making and quilting, and was an avid reader. She volunteered at the local library, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and exercised regularly. Neighbors were used to seeing her walking up and down the streets a couple times a day, "carrying" the cane she was supposed to be "using".
Joan is survived by her husband, Harry "Bud" Porter Keller, and five children: Steven (Ruth) of Anacortes, Washington; Jeff (Sally) of Hastings, Michigan; Dave of Huntington Woods, Michigan; Jon (Kara) of River Forest, Illinois; Kate (Todd) of Tampa, Florida; 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Joan was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert VanLaningham, and sister, Helen MacDonald.
A private memorial service will be held for immediate family at Wall Lake on March 24, 2017. Memorial contributions can be sent to the Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation (HEEF).
Joan was born in Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 13, 1926 to Edward VanLaningham and Elsie Mae Statton. She graduated from Western Michigan University in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Occupational Therapy.
A loving wife, mother, grandmother and caretaker, Joan particularly enjoyed the years of family dinners and family reunions. Sitting around the table together with family was very important to her. She taught 2nd grade at Martell Elementary school for 20 years in Troy, Michigan. She and Bud would have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary in April.
A believer in lifelong education, Joan was still attending classes at KCC at the young age of 89. She was gifted in craftsmanship, particularly in cross-stitching, sewing, basket making and quilting, and was an avid reader. She volunteered at the local library, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and exercised regularly. Neighbors were used to seeing her walking up and down the streets a couple times a day, "carrying" the cane she was supposed to be "using".
Joan is survived by her husband, Harry "Bud" Porter Keller, and five children: Steven (Ruth) of Anacortes, Washington; Jeff (Sally) of Hastings, Michigan; Dave of Huntington Woods, Michigan; Jon (Kara) of River Forest, Illinois; Kate (Todd) of Tampa, Florida; 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Joan was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert VanLaningham, and sister, Helen MacDonald.
A private memorial service will be held for immediate family at Wall Lake on March 24, 2017. Memorial contributions can be sent to the Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation (HEEF).
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