1922
Roger
2011
Dr. Roger F Keller
July 24, 1922 — December 28, 2011
Dr. Roger F. Keller, Jr., born in Manchester, NH, passed away at age 89 on December 28, 2011 in Akron, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Arline; and his son, John Roger. He is survived by his children, Nancy Todd Kislak of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Brian Connie Keller of Hudson, Ohio; grandchildren, Heather Sonny McClinsey, Michelle and Sarah Kislak, Kendra and Kyle Keller; and great-grandsons, Nicholas Baker and David McClinsey.
Roger enlisted in the U.S. Army October 1942, was in the ROTC 3 years at UNH, and was enrolled in OCS in Ft. Knox, Ky., April 1944. He served active duty as a Lieutenant from April 1944 until 1946. He was in the 11th Armored Division in General Patton's 3rd Army during World War II. He received a purple heart due to injuries sustained in the Battle of the Bulge. During his time at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., he met the love of his life, his wife, Arline. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisc., Arline served as an occupational therapist at Walter Reed.
Roger received his PhD in Zoology from Michigan State College in 1953. He taught at the University of Akron in the Biology Department until his retirement in 1985. He was a Professor Emeritus of Biology and Professor Emeritus at the Community and Technical College. Roger served on the Board of Trustees at the Akron Zoo for decades. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution in his retirement. He was a charismatic and well-respected professor and dearly loved by his family and friends.
A memorial service will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. where friends may call one hour before services.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to either the Dr. Roger F. Keller Jr. Award a Biology Dept. Scholarship at the University of Akron, Dept. of Development, Akron 44325, or the Akron Zoo, 500 Edgewood Ave., Akron 44307.
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He was preceded in death by his wife, Arline; and his son, John Roger. He is survived by his children, Nancy Todd Kislak of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Brian Connie Keller of Hudson, Ohio; grandchildren, Heather Sonny McClinsey, Michelle and Sarah Kislak, Kendra and Kyle Keller; and great-grandsons, Nicholas Baker and David McClinsey.
Roger enlisted in the U.S. Army October 1942, was in the ROTC 3 years at UNH, and was enrolled in OCS in Ft. Knox, Ky., April 1944. He served active duty as a Lieutenant from April 1944 until 1946. He was in the 11th Armored Division in General Patton's 3rd Army during World War II. He received a purple heart due to injuries sustained in the Battle of the Bulge. During his time at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., he met the love of his life, his wife, Arline. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisc., Arline served as an occupational therapist at Walter Reed.
Roger received his PhD in Zoology from Michigan State College in 1953. He taught at the University of Akron in the Biology Department until his retirement in 1985. He was a Professor Emeritus of Biology and Professor Emeritus at the Community and Technical College. Roger served on the Board of Trustees at the Akron Zoo for decades. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution in his retirement. He was a charismatic and well-respected professor and dearly loved by his family and friends.
A memorial service will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. where friends may call one hour before services.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to either the Dr. Roger F. Keller Jr. Award a Biology Dept. Scholarship at the University of Akron, Dept. of Development, Akron 44325, or the Akron Zoo, 500 Edgewood Ave., Akron 44307.
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