Con Keller

1922 - 2015

Con Keller
Manti, UT
Frederick Conrad Keller died Saturday, October 31, 2015, in Salt Lake City, Utah, of causes incident to age. Con was born November 12, 1922, in Manti, Utah, the second son of Clark and Lucile Anderson Keller.
His family and friends know him as a generous, and loving man, patient and accepting of others, optimistic and cheerful in outlook, modest about his achievements, firm in his faith, and steadfast in service.
After graduation from Manti High School, Con attended Snow College, then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was selected for an Army Specialized Training Program, studying electrical engineering at City College of New York for two years, after which he was sent to Europe for one year in the army of the occupation in Germany. He was a member of the Manti Post of the American Legion.
After discharge from the army, Con continued studies in electrical engineering at the University of Utah, graduating in 1948. He worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 1948 to 1978, and for Salt River Project 1979 to 1991. He was a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. His employment took him to Davis Dam, Arizona; Spanish Fork and Provo, Utah; and Page, Arizona.
In 1947 he married Carol Beth Smyth, with whom he had six children. Carol died in 1986. In 1991 he married his childhood friend Margaret Nielson Peterson. They served in the Illinois Peoria Mission, then settled in their home town of Manti, where they served in the Manti Temple. He served faithfully in many callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Con was preceded in death by his parents, sister Anne Jensen, brothers Bob and Dan, wife Carol, and daughter Verona.
He is survived by wife Margaret, sister-in-law Athlen Keller, Price, UT; brother-in-law Clyde Jensen, Bountiful, UT; children Lewis (& Pat) Keller, Topeka, KS; Lucy (& David) Stewart, Evergreen, CO; David (& Susan) Keller, Provo, UT; Anita Keller, Indian Harbour Beach, FL; and Fred Keller, Page, AZ; Drew (& Donna) Peterson, Monument, CO; Chad (& Leslie) Peterson, South Jordan, UT; Kim (& Donna) Peterson, Centerville, UT; Jill (& Don) Bailey, Farmington, UT; Dana (& Gary) Brady, Centerville, UT; Leesa (& Lyman) Rose, Farmington, UT; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday, November 6, 1:00 p.m., in the chapel of the Manti Stake Center, 555 E. Union St., Manti, Utah. Local family and friends are invited to visit at the stake center, Thursday, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. There will also be a viewing prior to the services, Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for family and friends coming from a distance. Interment will be in the Manti City Cemetery with military honors by the Manti American Legion Post #31. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
In lieu of flowers, family suggest donations to the LDS Humanitarian Fund or other charitable organizations.