- Date Of Birth: February 5, 1943
- Date Of Death: September 6, 2019
- State: Idaho
Charlene Lee Keller, 76
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Charlene Lee Keller, 76, of Wallace, Idaho, passed away September 6, 2019 at Kootenai Health of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. She was born February 5, 1943 in Wallace; Charlene was the daughter of Benjamin and Bernadine (Sherry) Siers.
Charlene attended schools in Wallace. She resided for a time in San Jose, California, but returned to the Silver Valley in 1979.
Charlene married Lanie Keller on September 1, 1985 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Lanie passed away in 2017.
Charlene had served as a cook at the Sweets Café of Wallace, the Lincolns Silver Dollar Café of Montana and as a cook/dietician for the Mountain Valley Care and Rehabilitation Center of Kellogg; she then retired. Charlene had also enjoyed traveling long-haul truck driving with Lanie.
Charlene is survived by six children Debra (Steve) Melton of Wallace, Idaho, Don (Julie) Taylor of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Micheal Taylor of Guerneville, California, Michelle (James) Hamilton of Hidden Valley Lake, California, Mark (Briana) Cole of Milton, Florida and Chris (Christy) Cole of Kellogg; three step-children Lanie Carl Keller, Lynette Hauser and Tammy Keller; fifteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; one brother Derry Siers of Tucson, Arizona. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Charlene was preceded in death by her husband Lanie, one sister Sheryl Paramo and one step-daughter Tina Babar.
Charlene was dearly loved and looked up to as the matriarch of the family, she will be greatly missed.