Mrs. Celeste D. (Menke) Keller, age 105

Mrs. Celeste D. (Menke) Keller, of Decatur and formerly of Ste. Marie, Illinois, passed away at 10:02 PM - Saturday, August 11, 2018, at the Randall Residence of Decatur in Decatur, Illinois.

Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 AM – Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Ste. Marie, Illinois, with Fr. Dean Probst celebrating mass.  Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery in Ste. Marie, Illinois.  Visitation will be held 1 hour before the mass.  In loving memory of Celeste, memorials may be made to the Ste. Marie Foundation House.  Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois.

Celeste was born on November 29, 1912, in Ste. Marie, Illinois, the daughter of Henry Menke and Josephine (Weimer) Menke.  She married Francis Joseph "Frank" Keller on September 27, 1937, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Ste. Marie, Illinois, and he preceded her in death on January 24, 1982.

Celeste was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Ste. Marie, Illinois.  She also was a member of the St. Mary's Altar Society and the Jasper County Home Extension.

Celeste is survived by:

Daughters – June (Vincent) Zuber of Assumption, Illinois and Jean Smith of Decatur, Illinois

Grandchildren – Ron (Ellen) Zuber of Decatur, Illinois; Mark Zuber of Assumption, Illinois; Mike (Melissa) Zuber of Assumption, Illinois; Pam (John) Vidmar of Assumption, Illinois; Steve (Lori) Zuber of St. Louis, Missouri; Tom (Lynn) Zuber of St. Louis, Missouri: Bob Zuber of Chicago, Illinois

Step Grandchildren - Sarah Rubel of Raleigh, North Carolina; Robert (Donna) Smith of Pella, Iowa

and Paul Smith of Canton, Ohio

12 Great Grandchildren           4 Great Great Grandchildren

Celeste was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son-in-law Robert Smith, brothers Leonard, Clarence and Florent Menke and a sister Eulalia Ochs.

The family would like to express their appreciation for the care that was shown to Celeste at the memory care unit of Randall Residence of Decatur.