Obituary of Charles Edward Keller

Charles Edward Keller November 11, 1928 - April 02, 2006 Charles Edward Keller, 77, of New Bridge Road, Brookfield, devoted husband of Adrienne (Bree) Keller, died at Danbury Hospital on Sunday, April 2nd. He was born in Jersey City, NJ., on November 11, 1928, son of the late Edward and Margaret (Pfister) Keller. Mr. Keller received a Masters Degree in Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He worked for Perkin Elmer for fifteen years, retiring in 1979. Upon his retirement he founded Lamplighter Electric and consulted as a professional engineer for more than twenty-five years. He was a volunteer on the Brookfield Zoning Board, and served as Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals. He loved photography, traveling and his dogs. In addition to his cherished wife of 49 years, Adrienne, he will be sadly missed by his two sons, Jeff Keller and his wife, Gisele of Brookfield, and Thomas Keller of North Branford; his two daughters, Diane Pawenski and her husband, Scott of Poughkeepsie, NY., and Lorraine Lucas and her husband Dan of Goshen; and his ten grandchildren, Christopher, Andrea, Hannah, Cassandra, Zachary, Jennifer, Michael, Patrick, Timothy and Helen. He is also survived by two nieces. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert Keller. Funeral Information A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 5th at 10:00am. at St. Joseph Church, Brookfield. The family will receive friends at the Brookfield Funeral Home, 786 Federal Road, Brookfield, on Tuesday, April 4th between the hours of 5 and 8pm. Donations Information Memorial Contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.