Brief Life History of Rita
When Rita Keller was born on 30 March 1933, in Damm, Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany, her father, August Keller, was 33 and her mother, Elisabeth Stadtmueller, was 29. She died on 21 November 1944, at the age of 11.
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Parents and Siblings
1899–1944 Male
1903–1944 Female
Siblings (3)
1928–2021 Female
1930–1944 Male
1933–1944 Female
World Events (4)
1936
Age 3
1936
Age 3
1938
Age 5
Name Meaning
German and Danish: from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman, cellar master’ (from Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber, pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Russia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Czechia, and Croatia.
English: occupational name from Middle English keller ‘maker of cauls or kells (women's close-fitting caps or headdresses)’, a derivative of Middle English calle, kelle.
Irish: variant of Kelleher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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