- Date Of Birth: September 17, 1926
- Date Of Death: October 15, 2019
- State: Illinois
Mardelle M. Keltner, 93, of Jacksonville, IL, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing & Rehab.
She was born Sept. 17, 1926, in Tallula, the daughter of Orville Jesse and Estelle Rose Scholfield Maurer. She married Dale Keltner on Aug. 1, 1947, in Jacksonville and he preceded her in death on Feb. 4, 2014.
She is survived by a daughter, Sandra (Steve) Hayes of Pisgah; a son, Danny (Lynn) Keltner of Alexander; five grandchildren, Sean (Jennifer) Walker of Springfield, Erin Kalsto of Naperville, Stephanie (Paul) Chandler of Bonham, TX, Ashly (Josh) Taylor of Perkins, OK, and Lyndi (Wes) Boensel of Petersburg; five great grandchildren, Abby and Hannah Kalsto, Sam Taylor, and Ayden and Rylee Boensel; one brother, Dale (Donna) Maurer of Fullerton, CA; and one sister, Virginia (Warren) Caldwell of Minneapolis, MN. She was preceded in death by one brother, Harry Maurer; and two sisters, Nadine Jacobs and Betty Maurer.
Mardelle was a 1944 graduate of Jacksonville High School. She worked at Woolworth’s in Jacksonville, and then for Hertzberg New Method Book Bindery. Most of her life was spent on the family farm in Alexander. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed gardening and canning. She spent many years as an assistant at the Illinois State Fair Adult Culinary Department. She and Dale traveled far and wide to square dance with their friends.
