CEDAR RAPIDS -- Mary Lou Kellner, 62, Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Aug. 28 at her home following a long i llness.

Funeral Services were 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at St. Matthews Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids with Rev. Mark Osterhaus officiating.

Entombment was in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids with a 7 p.m. Rosary. Visitation was also one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

Mary Lou was born July 27, 1940 in New Hampton, the daughter of William and Lois (O'Byrne) O'Hollearn. She married Louis G. Kellner on July 30, 1960 in New Hampton. She had been a nurse at Sacred Heart Convent and Mercy Hallmar and with her husband owned and operated the Danish Maid Bakery from 1969 to 1994. She was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband, Louis; a son, Jim (Jan), Cedar Rapids; three daughters, Ann Kellner and Linda Smith, both of Cedar Rapids and Colleen (Paul) Thompson, Spencer; a sister, Kay (Jim) Ko-towske, Oxford and four grandchildren

Preceding her in death were her parents.

Memorials may be made to Camp Courageous of Iowa, Sacred Heart Convent or Mercy Hospice.

Source: New Hampton Tribune; Sept. 3, 2002 Page 4
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
Transcribed by ABBYY FineReader® 12, Adapted to the Web by Bill Waters