Marjorie Mae (Cookingham) Keller 

Mar 31, 1913 - Aug 28, 1994

HASTINGS - Marjorie Mae (Cookingham) Keller, 81, of 1548 Liberty Lane, Hastings, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 1994, at home. She was born March 31, 1913, in Kansas City, Mo., to Warren and Mary (Klich) Cookingham.

She was raised in Ontario, Ind. Her family moved to South Bend, Ind., in 1922, and she came to Hastings in 1989. Mrs. Keller graduated from Central High School in South Bend and attended Indiana University, where she affiliated with Delta Gamma sorority and was named the "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." She was active for many years as a board member of the Y.W.C.A. and was the first woman to serve as a board member of Goodwill Industries, a position she held 15 years.

She was a board member of Northern Indiana Historical Society and a member of Schuyler Colfax Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Junior League, Hoosier Art Patrons, First Presbyterian Church of South Bend, Morris Park Country Club and the University Club. Mrs. Keller was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Hastings and its Women's Circle No. 1. Until forced by illness to resign, she served as moderator-elect of the Presbyterian Women's Organization.

She also was a member of Hastings Women's Club, Pennock Hospital Guilds 12 and 23 and Hastings Country Club.

She married George E. Keller on Oct. 3, 1935. He died Oct. 6, 1992.

Surviving are the Rev. G. Kent Keller of Hastings; a daughter, Karen Arsenault Voorhees, NJ.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ruth Gafill of South Bend. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Warren, and a brother, Wendell Cookingham.

Visitation: From 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, where the family will receive visitors in the church lounge. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Welsheimer's Funeral Home, South Bend, Ind., with the Rev. Willard H. Curtis officiating. Burial: Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, or Barry Community Hospice. Local arrangements: Wren Funeral Home, Hastings.

Battle Creek Enquirer Battle Creek, MI, 30 Aug 1994

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