Agnes Keller

Agnes Keller, 86, died July 14, 2014, at a Mandan care center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 10:30 AM at Church of St. Anne in Bismarck with Rev. Corey Nelson officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a vigil service will begin at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue Friday one hour prior to the service. Agnes was born on October 15, 1927, in Strasburg, ND, the daughter of Alexander and Magdaline Wald Bernhardt. She attended country school and worked very hard on the family farm. She married Jerome A. Keller on October 15, 1946, in Strasburg and shortly after, they made their home in Bismarck. They had five children, Peggy Ann Mieloch and Delbert Prasek, Judith Marie Kleingartner and Keith Points, Margaret Doug Tekippe, Jerome J. Linda Keller, and Michael Denise Keller. Agnes received her GED and she became the supervisor over the receptionists at Mid Dakota Clinic where she worked until she retired. Agnes had an awesome devotion to Jesus Christ. She loved to start her morning with a cup of coffee and her prayers. As the years went by, her prayer list became longer and longer. She was a member of Catholic Daughters and she volunteered at Hospice until she became too ill. Her hobbies were walking, dancing, gardening, knitting, crocheting, playing cards, bowling, baking, and oil painting. She also made awesome kuchen. Agnes loved her children and grandchildren and she always looked forward to their visits. She is survived by her five children; her sisters, Ceil Berhardt Vianden and Angeline Bernhardt Kramer; her brother, Bill Berhardt; and her grandchildren, Korry Kleingartner, Sean Melissa Kleingartner, Darcy Jason Vest, Nikki Fitzgerald, Tanya Tekippe, Bill Qinghua Jin Mieloch, Charles Amalia Coons, Shannon Dwayne Fiest, Lindsey Keller, Meghan Kyle Hanson, and Leissa Eric Johnson. She is also survived by many great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews and special friends. Preceding her in death were her parents, Alexander and Magdaline Bernhardt; her sisters, Regina Bernhardt Roerich, Ida Berhardt Roerich, Mary Bernhardt Jones, Alice Bernhardt Long, and Rose Bernhardt Pathiu; her brothers, Jack and Herman Bernhardt; and her son-in-law, Gary Mieloch. The family wishes to thank the staff at Maple View East in Bismarck and the Sanford on Sunset in Mandan where she was under hospice care. We wish to say thank you for their compassion and loving care and also thanks to Father Corey Nelson and Dr. Herbert. For those who did not get to know Agnes well, you missed out on having a true friend. There is a new angel in Heaven!

Agnes Keller

October 15, 1927 - July 14, 2014