Avis Keller

away and found peace

after a valiant fight with

Alzheimer’s disease on

November 8, 2019, at the

age of 85. A Celebration

of the life of Avis Keller

will be held on Monday,

November 11, 2019, at

2:00 p.m. at the Cando

Lutheran Church of Can-

do, ND, where Avis was

baptized and confirmed,

with Pastor Deborah Stave

officiating. Interment will

be private. Visitation will

be one hour prior to the

service at the church on

Monday. In lieu of

flowers, please consider a

donation to the Towner

County Medical Center

Auxiliary.

Avis was born June 5,

1934, in Cando, to Edwin

and Laura (Wagenman)

Westlind and will be for-

ever remembered by her

husband and best friend

of 19 years, Bob Keller,

with whom she enjoyed

winters in South Texas,

traveling, many rounds of

golf and lots of fun.

After graduating from

UND, Avis spent more

than 40 years as a kind

and devoted registered

nurse, spending many of

those years at the Towner

County Medical Center

and the Living Center in

Cando. Avis belonged to

the Order of the Eastern

Star Cando Chapter #29

and the Hospital Auxili-

ary.

Avis will be remem-

bered as a loving mom

and grandmother by her

children from her mar-

riage of 44 years to (the

late) Knute Berg, Jr.; (the

late) Lance (Lynda) Berg,

Kandice (the late Robe)

Belgau, Joni (Mike) Mal-

pede and Jan Berg. She

will be lovingly remem-

bered by her grandchil-

dren Jennessa (Saqib)

Berg Tabba, Ian (Kenny)

Berg, Lyndsay (Chris)

Wilkerson, Brian Malpede

and Kevin Malpede and

great-grandson, Aiden

Wilkerson. Avis will be

fondly remembered by

her brother, Dennis

(Jayne) Westlind, and sis-

ter, Jill (Bob) Dwyer, and

many cousins, nieces and

nephews.

Avis enjoyed spending

time with Bob’s children,

Ross (Paula) Keller, Scott

(Tracie) Keller, Roberta

(Jeff) Kramer, Frank

(Vicky) Keller and Jack

(Lynn) Keller, his 11

grandchildren and 8 great-

grandchildren.

The family would like

to acknowledge the

wonderful care and ex-

traordinary kindness and

compassion shown by the

staff at the Towner Coun-

ty Living Center; their

presence was a blessing

and a comfort for Avis

and her family.

Online guestbook is

available at wwwdunni-

gan dix.com

Dunnigan-Dix Funeral

Home of Cando, ND is in

charge of arrangements.