James A. 'Jim' Keller, 63

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James A. "Jim" Keller, 63, of Nokomis, died Friday, April 19, 2019, at 4:38 a.m. at Pana Community Hospital.

Visitation will be held Monday, April 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis.

A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Nokomis. Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Keller was born Sept. 9, 1955, in Hillsboro, the son of Thomas E. and Mary Lou (O'Malley) Keller. He married Wendy A. Wareham on Nov. 13, 1976, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis, and she survives.

A graduate of Nokomis schools, he was a banker at First National Bank of Nokomis. He was a lifelong member of St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the N.R.A.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Melissa Beth (Blake) Engelman of Nokomis and Ashlee Nicole (Jared) Peno of Glen Carbon; son James Michael (Samantha) Keller of Hillsboro; grandchildren, Garrett, Griffin and Gwynn Engelman, Aubrey, Jackson and Austin Peno; and baby Keller on the way; sisters, Kathy Keller of Nokomis, Linda (David) Schmitt of Satellite Beach, FL; and brothers, Gary Keller of Swansea and Vince (Polly) Keller of New Land, NC.

Memorials may be made to St. Louis Catholic School in Nokomis.

Online condolences may be left at www.stiehldawsonfh.com