Eldon L. "Hap" Keller

Eldon L. “Hap” Keller, 94, passed away on Nov. 6, 2009 in Westmond, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 11;00 am, Tuesday, Nov. 10th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Steve Bradshaw will be officiating with interment following in the Westmond Cemetery. Hap was born on June 15, 1915 in Pilot Rock, Oregon the son of L.W. and Grace (Eldridge) Keller. He attended school in Pilot Rock, Oregon and in 1933 he drove 2 teams of horses to Sagle. On June 9, 1938 he married Evelyn Johnson in Sandpoint, Idaho. He farmed in the Sagle area and also did custom combining in the Athol area. He logged in North Idaho and Western Montana, operating his own circular saw sawmill. He logged the trees, and cut the lumber, for his home and barn and helped his children build their homes. He traveled with the Good Sam Club for a number of years and served on the Soil Conservation Board. He traveled south for the winters and enjoyed his fishing trips to Alaska and the West Coast. Hap loved to dance, camp out, fish for salmon, and hunting. He is survived by his wife of 71 years Evelyn Keller of Westmond, ID; 3 children Dorothy (and Dean) Eich in Sagle, ID; Patricia and Cliff) Irish of Westmond, ID; Ken Johnson (and Frann) in Westmond, ID; 11 grandchildren Jeff Eich in Sagle; Kim Powers in Westmond; Pam Kucherry in Laclede; Kirk Quillin in Bayview; Mark Quillin in Spokane; Bruce Quillin in Rathdrum; Rusty Irish in Sagle; Rebecca Brinkmeier of Scappoose, Oregon; Cory Johnson in Westmond; Jennifer Johnson in Post Falls; and Sarah Johnson in Spokane; 17 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. Also surviving are special family friends Susan Johnson and Linda Larson; a nephew Rod Negovan of Jefferson, OR; a niece Anita Keller of Pendleton, OR; and a sister in law Edna Keller in Pendleton, OR. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Memorials may be made to the Westmond Cemetery Association, or to a charity of your choosing.