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Geraldine Kellner of San Antonio, Texas, entered into eternal rest on November 26, 2024, at age 85. Born May 3, 1939, in San Antonio. She was the youngest daughter of Leonard and Louise Wauters Gottardy. She is proceeded in death by her twin brother Gerald Gottardy and sisters Lucille Callie, Rosalie Cerna and Prudence Frobel. Her memory will be cherished by her husband of 64 years, Eugene Kellner; her four children: Keith, Kathy (George) Simmons, Diana (Joe) Jaramillo, and Albert; Grandchildren: Chris (Jeannie) Torrey of Kyle, Texas and Brian (Betsy) Torrey of St. Croix, VI; Great Grandchildren: Audrey and Summer Torrey; & Surviving siblings Johnny Gottardy, Margie Grothues, and Richard Gottardy. Geraldine was a homemaker and brought into the world four wonderful children. She was the rock of our family. A saver she never wanted to spend money on herself except for splurging on getting her hair done. Saving items was always with the intention of who might benefit most from it so keep it until it can be matched to the right person. This was especially true in the case of ensuring that her children had everything they needed and wanted. Mom was all about family which started in her childhood. She loved to spend time with her sisters: Lucille, Rosalie, Margie and Prudence. When they would get together there was no stopping them. They would all be talking at the same time and they understood each other, no one else could follow the four conversations they were carrying on at one time. She also had a large network of friends many of whom were like family. The network started at the Cecilian club which was the young adult club of St Cecilia's Catholic Church and continued to grow at St Lawrence. Mom and Dad played bunco with a club for years. Enjoying the company of friends with some healthy competition. They also enjoyed many social events and trips with these lifelong friends. She was a member of St. Lawrence Church, its altar society, the Belgian American Club, Hermann Sons, and Catholic Life. Mom and Dad participated in the Coachman Club of San Antonio for many years. Spending one weekend a month at parks across the state and attending the national caravan. Mom and Dad also took the trailer on many longer trips to include Florida, New Mexico and Colorado. The longest travel trailer trip they took was up to Canada at Windsor, across to Toronto, down through New York to Washington DC and then back home. Finally, one of her all-time favorite destinations was the 20-year family tradition to go to Big Bend National Park for the week after Christmas to enjoy trailer camping and exploring the park with groups as large as twenty people. Mom loved to travel and was able to see the world from Japan to Germany, Costa Rica to Canada, Texas to Montana over to New York and South Carolina and on the west coast California to Washington and many states between. The locations are too many to mention but some favorites include in Europe the Vatican, Notre Dame, and Liechtenstein where it began to snow when we got to the top of the mountain, and we all enjoyed some hot chocolate in the lodge. In the Pacific they toured Alaska, Okinawa, and Hawaii. The area in and around North America was where they traveled most. They took a beautiful train ride through Canada with memorable times in Victoria, Butchart Gardens, Lake Louise and the Columbia ice field. They traveled to Costa Rica twice taking the grand tour of the country and also had a wonderful tour to Mexico’s Cooper Canyon. Mom had a full life and while she is gone her memories are with us forever. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the American Kidney Fund or a charity of your choosing.

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Geraldine L. Kellner

May 3, 1939 - November 26, 2024