Paul Gilbert Kellerman

	Paul Gilbert Kellerman, age 83, of rural Pinckneyville, died Wednesday, August 28, 2002 in the Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
	Paul was born in Perry County on June 20, 1919, a son of George and Rose (Kurtz) Kellerman.  He married Elizabeth Frances Stern on July 28, 1942 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Todd's Mill and she survives.  During his lifetime he was a member of St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, the Southern Illinois Carpenters Union and was a carpenter for the former Provart Construction Co., Pinckneyville.
	Survivors include his wife:  Elizabeth of Pinckneyville, sons:  Paul E. Kellerman and his wife, Mary Ann, of Nashville and Thomas Michael Kellerman of Pinckneyville, three daughters:  Mary H. Giacomo and her husband, Bob of Pinckneyville, Kay Schmidt and her husband, Leo, of Nashville and Rita Hagans and her husband, Richard, of Worden, a brother:  George Kellerman and his wife, Agnes, of Mt. Prospect, 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends.
	He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons:  David and Phillip and two brothers:  James and Charles.
	Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 31 at 10 a.m. at St. Bruno Catholic Church with Fr. John Venegoni officiating.  Interment was in the church cemetery.
	Friends called at the Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, on Friday from 5 until 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 until 9:30 a.m.  A prayer service was held at the funeral home Friday evening at 6 p.m.
	 Memorials may be made to St. Bruno Catholic School.
