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Marilyn F. Keller, age 89, of Wernersville passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026 The Residence at Village Greens in Sinking Spring.
Her husband of 55 years, Wayne F. Keller died on November 19, 2012.
She was born in Berwick, PA on August 4, 1936 a daughter of the late Roland and Janet (Canouse) Beck.
She was a graduate of Berwick High School.
Marilyn was a retired Special Education Teacher, having taught at Berks County Intermediate Unit and Conrad Weiser High School.
She was a member of Calvary Bible Fellowship Church, Wernersville Campus, the Marion Township Senior Citizens, and a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sinking Spring.
She is survived by a daughter, Vicki L. Stauffer (David), a son, Todd A. Keller (Dawn); son-in-law, Stephen Parese; three brothers, Dennis Beck (Dorothy), Douglas Beck (Naomi), and Tim Beck (Janice); brother-in-law, Edward Monroe; five grandchildren, Amber Blanchard (Shawn), Chad Stauffer (Jami), Cortney Keller, Brittney Keller, and Toby Parese (Kristina); and five great grandchildren, Avari Blanchard, Hudson Blanchard, Maci Blanchard, J.D. Stauffer, and Carter Stauffer.
She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Tammy J. Parese on July 10, 2025; two brothers, Richard and Lanny Beck; a sister, Donna Monroe; and sister-in-law, Jeanne (Beck) Gardier.
Services will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Cole Funeral Home, 402 E. Penn Ave., Robesonia.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 12:30 to 2:00 pm at Cole Funeral Home.
A private burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in her memory to Calvary Bible Fellowship Church, 161 W. Penn Ave., Wernersville, PA 19565 or to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org or to the Lupus Foundation of America at www.lupus.org
Online condolences may be made at www.ColeFH.com
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