Robert Levi (Lee) Keller, 91 of Helena, died from natural causes on October 17, 2011. He was born on April 28, 1920 in Fishtail, Montana to William and Mary (Yates) Keller and was raised in Great Falls, Montana.<\/p>\n
Bob was a veteran of WWII. As a member of the 8th Air Force, he was a tail gunner on a B24 Bomber. He flew numerous missions in Europe and was honorably discharged from the 814th Bomb Squadron as a Staff Sergeant in 1945. Bob carried around flack from those missions. It is a testament to Bob and all Veterans for their service and commitment to the United States.<\/p>\n
After the war, Bob went to drafting school to further his knowledge in the Construction Industry. In 1946, Bob married Peggy Jean Conlin. They had 4 children and moved from Great Falls to Helena in 1960. He started Highland Homes Construction, building several homes in the South East portion of Helena and in the Treasure State Acres area. He went on to work for and retired from the Department of Urban Development (HUD). He also taught the Apprenticeship Carpenters in Helena for many years.<\/p>\n
Bob loved to hunt and fish and train dogs. In his later years, he found his favorite hobby of gardening, which he enjoyed until his death. He was a charter member of the Treasure State Retriever Club and past member of the Knights of Columbus and Helena Mended Hearts.<\/p>\n
Bob was preceded in death by his wife Peggy, sons Jeff and Michael Keller, Sisters Nettie and Bette, Brother Alvin, nephew Jim Keller and his second wife Ellen.<\/p>\n
Bob is survived by his son Mark (Lynn) Keller and his daughter Shelly Filer and several grandkids, great grandkids and nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a very special Sister-in-law Kay Keller of Belgrade and brother-in-law Bob Ball of Great Falls along with special friends Caroline Bolema of Michigan and his long time hunting and fishing partner Dr. Robert Casey of Great Falls.<\/p>\n
Memorials can be sent to Hospice of St Peter\u2019s Hospital, 2475 Broadway in Helena Montana 59601.<\/p>\n
Services will be held at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church at 120 W. Riggs in East Helena on Thursday at 1:00. A light luncheon will be held after the service. Burial with military honors will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. To offer a condolence or share a memory of Bob, please visit: www.retzfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1287936.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":"","event_title5":"","event_date5":"","start_time5":"","end_time5":"","location5":"","address5":"","city5":"","state5":"","zipcode5":"","event_title6":"","event_date":"","start_time6":"","end_time6":"","location6":"","address6":"","city6":"","state6":"","zipcode6":"","event_title7":"","event_date7":"","start_time7":"","end_time7":"","location7":"","address7":"","city7":"","state7":"","zipcode7":"","event_title8":"","event_date8":"","start_time8":"","end_time8":"","location8":"","address8":"","city8":"","state8":"","zipcode8":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/23383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}