Emil E. Kellen, 96, of Adrian, formerly of Lismore, died Monday, June 17, 2002 at the Arnold Memorial Home, in Adrian.
Services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church, in Lismore. Visitation is also one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Kellen was born December 6, 1905, in Hospers, IA, to John and Anna (Hentges) Robinet. He was adopted by Pete and Mary (Hentges) Kellen in 1907. He went to school in Lismore. After school, he worked on the family farm east of Lismore.
Mr. Kellen was united in marriage to Agnes Voss on June 19, 1935, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, in Lismore. After their marriage, the couple lived on the Kellen farm east of Lismore for 65 years. They moved to the Meadows, in Worthington, in October of 2000. They became residents of the Arnold Memorial Home, in Adrian, in November of 2001.
He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, in Lismore; a Charter member of the St. Anthony Knights of Columbus; a Charter member of the Lismore Farmers Union; a Larkin Township Board member for several years; the Wilmont Mutual Board for 29 years; and a Larkin Township & City of Lismore Assessor for over 10 years. Emil enjoyed square dancing, cards, and working outside.
Emil is survived by his four children and their spouses, Jim & Jeanne Kellen, St. Charles, MO; Jerry & Mary Kellen, Lismore; Tom & Karen Kellen, Aberdeen, SD; and Betty & Mike Brahn, Spring, TX; eight grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his adopted parents; wife, Agnes, on March 23, 2002; five sisters; one brother; one step sister; and one step brother.
Arrangements by Dingmann Funeral Home, Adrian.