Obituary of Kenneth R. Cellman

Kenneth R. Cellman 80 of Amana, formerly of the Oxford area, died Saturday, November 19, 2016, from complications of a stroke. Funeral services will be held at 11am Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oxford, with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Wednesday at the church. To share a thought, memory or condolence with his family please go to the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com. A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday’s edition. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Ken’s family and his services. Kenneth was born March 15, 1936, in Oxford, the son of John and Rosalie (Mahoney) Cellman. He attended and graduated from high school in Oxford, with the class of 1954. He has lived in Davenport, many years in Des Moines and the last couple of years in Amana. Ken was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oxford and also the Iowa Commission for the Blind. His family includes two brothers, Keith and his wife, Virjean Cellman and William and his wife, Ruth Cellman all of Oxford; his sister, Jane Gronewold and her husband, Galen of Urbandale; 8 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 sisters, Mary and Joyce.