Harry Summy Keller, III

Harry Summy Keller, III (Hal) 87, passed away on Monday October 24, 2022 surrounded by family. He was a renaissance man loving the classics, international travel, finance, literature and coastal Maine. He was born on December 30, 1934, the oldest child of Bernice and Harry Summy Keller Jr. Siblings include Sally, who predeceased him in 2021, and his brother James of Bloomsburg. Hal attended kindergarten thru 6th grade at Benjamin Franklin Training School at the local Bloomsburg State College. As a young man in Bloomsburg, he attained the Boy Scout rank of an Eagle Scout. Hal was a boarder and graduated from Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School. He attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME graduating 1956 cum laude with a BA in Political Science. Hal lived 3 years at the ATO fraternity and was consistently on the honor roll and a James Bowdoin scholar. He took two years of 4th century B.C. Attic Greek which led to a lifelong interest in the fourth and fifth B.C. Greek culture, history and archeology. He served two years with the Army 47th MASH unit in Fort Riley, Kansas. Hal became a Second Lt. at college graduation with the ROTC program and made rank of Captain before leaving Army Reserves. His basic training was at Fort Bragg, NC with the 82nd Airborne. Hal served in the Medical Service Corps, and he trained at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. Hal was a lifetime member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Bloomsburg where he served in many roles such as junior, senior and accounting warden and 18 years as a lay eucharistic minister. He was an acolyte as a youth and in retirement was an enthusiastic volunteer for the Columbia County Historical Society. He was happily married to Carol Brooks Foley of Plymouth, MA from 1957 to 1994. Hal is survived by two daughters Diana Fernandez (Ricardo) and Erin Holmgren (Hans). Grandchildren include Katarina Hill (Colin), Helena Chao (Silas) and Gabriel Fernandez (Savannah). Great grandchildren include Linnea and Stellan Hill. He is also survived by Elizabeth (Betty) Palmer Keller with whom he enjoyed 26 years of marriage. Survivors include Anne Krasny (Walter), Adrienne Banavage, Andrew Krasny (Helen) and Peter Krasny. Hal was a Senior Managing Partner in the family business Keller Wholesale. He and his brother James were the third generation to run the family business established in 1872 and located on Main Street. Hal retired in 2006 and continued to enjoy his lifelong passion for investing in the stock market, his property on River Hill and spending time with his extended family including his beloved canine companions Lizzy and Max. Funeral Services will begin on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 101 East Main St., Bloomsburg with Rev. Allison J. Carnahan and Deacon James Jenkins, officiating. Graveside committal services will immediately follow in the Old Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg with military honors provided by the combined V.F.W. and American Legion Honor Guard. The Allen Funeral Home, Inc., 745 Market at Eighth Street, Bloomsburg is honored to be serving the Keller family. Memorial contributions in Harry's name are suggested to: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 101 East Main St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 or Geisinger Hospice, 74 Schoolhouse Road, Suite 104, Danville, PA 17821. Saturday, October 29, 2:00 PM Hal Keller Funeral at St. Paul’s Topic: Funeral, Hal Keller Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84943747716 Meeting ID: 849 4374 7716

Harry Summy Keller, III

December 30, 1934 - October 24, 2022