Barbara Keller Harrison
May 21, 1923 - March 22, 2017
SUN CITY CENTER, FL - Barbara Keller Harrison, 93, a former resident of Hyde Park, NY, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was born May 21, 1923, in Poughkeepsie, NY to Charles and Caroline Keller. On September 6, 1942, she married Stephen J. Harrison, who predeceased her in 2012. Barbara graduated from Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in 1941, the very first graduating class of the “new” high school in Hyde Park. As a young student of dance, she was proud to have performed for President Franklin Roosevelt. Barbara was employed for several years at the Hudson River Psychiatric Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, first as a bookkeeper, then as an attendant at Hillcrest for children with autism. Barbara is survived by a daughter Fern Kaelber, Hyde Park NY; son Stephen Harrison and wife Jean, Sun City Center FL; daughter in law Sharon Leimer and husband Fred, FL; grandchildren: Charlene and Andrew Lancaster, CT; George and Betsy Kaelber, NY; Charles and Jennifer Harrison, NY; Theodore Marsh, NY; Catherine Smith, FL; Susan and Matthew Leyshon, FL; several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Barbara was predeceased by a daughter Barbara Dawn Marsh in 1988; a son Charles J. Harrison in 2004; brothers Albert, Herbert, and Charles Keller; and a sister Angela Savage. Cremation has taken place in Florida.
SUN CITY CENTER, FL - Barbara Keller Harrison, 93, a former resident of Hyde Park, NY, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was born May 21, 1923, in Poughkeepsie, NY to Charles and Caroline Keller. On September 6, 1942, she married... View Obituary & Service Information