Lorraine Kellner

Lorraine J. Kellner, age 82 of Ionia died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011, at the United Methodist Church, Nashua, with Pastor Okitakoyi Lundula officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua with Steve Lantow, David Edson, Les Parker III, Glen Poppe, Calvin Poppe, Al Frost, Jim Kalvig, and Dillon Kalvig serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be her five grandchildren; Jimmy Oltmann, Jamie Oltmann, Stacia Kellner, Krista Kellner, and Austin Kellner. Friends may greet the family 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2011, at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the funeral at the church on Saturday. Lorraine Jean Kellner was born March 26, 1928, on the family farm in rural Clarksville, IA, the daughter of Burr and Iva (Knapp) Rogers. She attended rural country school at Dayton #6 in Butler County. Upon graduation, she worked for C.V. Cave in Greene. She also worked part-time for the Greene Locker. On September 23, 1956, Lorraine was united in marriage to John Kellner. To this union, five children were born. She was a homemaker, and resided on the same family farm until her death. She was a longtime member of the Pythian Sisters in Nashua, the Polka Club of Iowa, the Bradford Homemakers, United Methodist Women, and Moose Lodge #1011 Chapter 1095 of Charles City. Lorraine was known for her baking, cooking, and entertaining. She enjoyed having potlucks and sharing her creations with her friends and family. For 38 years, Lorraine entered baked goods and garden items in the Big 4 Fair. She also entered many baked goods into the Iowa State Fair. Lorraine enjoyed dancing, polka music, family, friends, and her pets. Lorraine is survived by her mother, Iva Rogers of Greene; two sons, Leroy Kellner of Charles City, Charles Kellner of Ionia; two daughters, Diane (Jim) Oltmann of Grimes, Cindy Kellner (Mason Larson) of Cedar Falls; one daughter-in-law, Ruth Kellner of Mason City; a sister, Ruth (Bob) Shaffer of Cedar Rapids; two sister-in-laws, Margaret Wright of Tripoli, Gerry Busching of Waverly; five grandchildren, Jimmy Oltmann (Katie Egli) of West Des Moines, Jamie Oltmann of Waverly, Stacia Kellner of Cedar Rapids, Krista Kellner of Cedar Falls, Austin Kellner of Mason City; a special friend, Donald Schweer of Tripoli; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father; her husband, John in June of 2002; a son, Craig, in April of 1999; a brother, Louie Rogers; three brother-in-laws, Dean Vorhes, Russell Wright, Stanley Busching; and one sister-in-law, Burdette Rogers.