KELLER, Marion Witmark Marion Witmark Keller, 92, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday (May 4, 2005) at Duncaster, Bloomfield. She leaves two sons, Peter R. Keller and his wife, Minerva T. Keller, of Chevy Chase, MD, and James S. Keller and his wife, Mary Ellen Hoy, of Pittsburgh, PA; and a daughter, Jane Keller Herzig and her husband, Edward Herzig, of Wolcott. She had six grandchildren, Stefan R. Keller and Sandra O. Keller, Michael L. Herzig and Carolyn T.A. Herzig, and Susannah M. Keller and Emily C. Keller, and a great grandchild, Viola R. Herzig. Marion was also the matriarch of the extended Keller family, including numerous nieces and nephews and their families, as well as the Innerd family. Marion's husband of 67 years, Richard D. Keller, died in November 2003. Her sister, Carolyn W. Keller, died in 1968. Marion was the daughter of Isidore M. Witmark and Viola Cahn Witmark of New York, NY. Marion had attended Vassar and Barnard Colleges, leaving her formal college education early in order to take of her ailing mother. She never stopped learning, however, as she took numerous courses at Hartford College for Women and the University of Hartford, was a voracious reader, and loved theater and classical music. Even during these last few years when she suffered from severe dementia, she could recite at length from her favorite poets, including, Wordsworth, A.E. Housman and Lewis Carroll. Marion was also a skilled seamstress, rarely wearing clothing that she had not made herself, and was a gourmet cook, known especially among her family and friends for desserts that she would provide for any occasion. Marion was actively involved in a variety of volunteer activities in the Greater Hartford area. She served numerous roles with the Girl Scouts, including a term as Commissioner of the Greater Hartford Girl Scout Council. She also participated in a number of organizations, often in partnership with her husband Dick, involving work with people with disabilities. With him, she was one of the original members of Hartford Handicapped Helpers, a Friday evening swim and recreation program for people with disabilities. Marion was an active member of the board of trustees of the Hartford Rehabilitation Center, and she also successfully lobbied the Connecticut state legislature to make buildings and public places accessible to the disabled, long before the national ADA bill was adopted, and served on both the Governor's and the President's Committees for the Handicapped. For these endeavors, Marion was the recipient of numerous honors and awards. Marion's comfort and well being for her last three years were made possible by the loving care of the staff of Caleb Hitchcock, a number of marvelous personal aides, including Lorraine Gagnon, Jajet Brown, Monica Hallums, Lesah Brown and Shenika Carroll, and loving attention from loyal friends, including Jean Brown, George Vondermuhl and Marsha Mason. At her request, Marion's body has been donated to the University of Connecticut School of Medicine so that others may learn. A memorial service will be held in the meeting hall at Duncaster, 80 Loeffler Road, Bloomfield at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, June 5. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the Marion and Richard Keller Scholarship Fund, c/o Toni Robinson, University of Hartford, Alumni House, 312 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT 06117. A period of mourning will be observed at the home of Marion's daughter, Jane Keller Herzig, Wolcott, CT, on Thursday and Friday.