Rosemary Holderreed Keller

Keller, Rosemary Holderreed 89 March 21, 1922 Aug. 28, 2011 Rosemary, 89, of Portland, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Born March 21, 1922, in Potlatch, Idaho, to Louis and Margret Detrick Holderreed, Rosemary grew up the youngest of six children on the family strawberry farm in Oakville, Wash. She earned a B.A. in Education from Linfield College in 1943. In addition to teaching, Rosemary volunteered with Brethren Voluntary Service (BVS) in Elgin, Ill., and Jos, Nigeria. She met her future husband, Chester Z. Keller, at a BVS training in New Windsor, Md. They were married in June 1952. The couple and their three children settled in Ellensburg, Wash., where Chester accepted a position at Central Washington State College in 1960. Rosemary taught, served as an Ellensburg School Board director, and volunteered with church and community organizations. Forty-four summers were spent with family and working in Yellowstone National Park. Rosemary and Chester moved to Portland in 2006, where she resided until her death. Rosemary is survived by her grandchildren, Hannah and David Conwell and Suzanne and James Keller; her three children and their spouses: Kent and Teresa Keller of Palouse, Wash., Mark Keller and Sondra Storm, and Kristen and Bill Conwell of Portland; and by Chester. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Francis, Emma, Andrew, Elsie and Elzie. Rosemary's life will be celebrated at a service at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at the Willamette View retirement community. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Heifer Project, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203; www.heifer.org.