Larry E. Kellaris

Larry E. Kellaris, 83 years old of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Clearwater, Fla., passed away March 21, 2015, with his family at his bedside. He was the son of William and Imogene Kellaris. He was born January 1, 1932 and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1950. He served in the US Navy on the USS Roberts from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean Conflict. He worked for City Light & Power as a lineman and cable splicer. He was initiated into Local 723 IBEW on October 15, 1950 and served as the President from 1962 to 1965. He was elected Business Manager/Financial Secretary from 1965 to 1970. Other committees he served were Bargaining and By-Laws Committee. His labor related service involved membership on the Executive board of the Central Labor Council of Allen County, AFL-CIO. He was appointed as the International Representative on May 1, 1970, serving under then Director M.D. Murphy, in the telephone operations department in Washington, D.C. and assigned to the Sixth District Staff in Chicago, Ill. in April 1975. He retired after 40 years in the IBEW Brotherhood. He was a member of Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council #451, and American Legion Post 82 and served on the board of directors of the Allen-Wells county Chapter of the American Red Cross. He was a fan of Notre Dame Football, but his favorite sport was golf, which he enjoyed year round. One of his greatest accomplishments was his first hole-in-one on November 17, 2011. He is survived by wife, Elizabeth; daughters, Dana (Derek) Crane, Rachele (Percy) Dance, Stacey (Terry) Grahovac; son, Steve (Kathy) Kellaris; step-daughter, Bobbie (Max) Kendrick; step-son, Rick (Sharon) Meyers; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He will be missed by his family and all of his friends. Funeral service is 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 26, 2015, with calling one prior, Fr. Joe Gaughn officiating, at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN. Calling also 5 to 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Entombment in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association or Tuition Aid Precious Blood School.