Robert Harold Keller Obituary

Bob was born July 8, 1927, in Beaver Dam, Wis., to Ruth (Olson) Keller and Clarence Jacob Keller. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1945, where he played both tennis and basketball and formed lifelong friendships with Gerry Teletzke and Harlan Draeger...

...Much of his real estate life was centered around the Madison isthmus, and his office was never more than four blocks from the square. He developed, owned and managed numerous properties and was a leading advocate in urban mixed use real estate. He was a proud member of the Congress of New Urbanism, served several terms on the City of Madison Planning Commission and was president of the Madison Board of Realtors in 1957. He was named Realtor of the Year by the Madison Board of Realtors in 1968, and in 1969 he was appointed by Governor Warren Knowles to the Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board and served a seven-year term until 1976...

...A funeral service will be held at BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 312 Wisconsin Ave., Madison, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2025...