Keller, Elmer L., April 15, 1924- Feb. 4, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 9 Feb 2011 Elmer L. Keller, 86, of Gering, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Salem Congregational Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Dale H. Brown officiating. Interment will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Gering Memorial Chapel in Gering. Memorials have been established to Prairie Haven Hospice and Salem Congregational Church. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.geringchapel.com Elmer was born April 15, 1924, in the Southeast Gering Valley to Pete and Marie (Schmidt) Keller. His family lived near Minatare when he began school. He graduated from the 8th grade at Gering Valley School. Elmer married Gladys I. Kaufman in 1948, at Salem Congregational Church in Scottsbluff. They farmed in the Gering Valley until 1956, then Mitchell Valley and Bayard Valley until 1957. They then moved two miles east and two miles south of Gering where they farmed until retirement in the fall of 1984. In January of 1985 they moved into Gering. He was a member of Salem Congregational Church where he served as a Deacon for 16 years. Elmer was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge No. 1367. Elmer enjoyed fast pitch softball and was an avid bowler for the Elks Lodge for many years. He enjoyed fishing, golf and attending his grandchildren's sporting events. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Keller; daughter, Linda (Dan) Shrader of Oklahoma City, Okla.; son, Larry (Beverly) Keller of Sharon Springs, Kan.; grandchildren, Dwayne (Elizabeth) Shrader and Mike (Jeanne) Shrader all of Keller, Texas, Chris (Jennifer) Shrader of Oklahoma City, Okla., Erik (Tara) Keller of Wichita, Kan. and Brett Keller of Sharon Springs, Kan.; great-grandchildren, Sydney, Madison, Hope, Ephriam, Carson, and Cameron; sister, Gladys (Dick) Nelson of Hilton Head, S.C.; brothers, Gerald (Ruby) Keller of Gering and Ed (Pat) Keller of Bayard; sisters-in-law, Helen Keller and Diana Keller both of Gering; and numerous nieces and nephews. Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; great-granddaughter, Zoey; brothers, Reuben, Leo, and Melvin Keller; and nephew, Thomas Keller.