Gertrude Haupt Keller, who was a Pacific Palisades resident for the past 45 years, died on August 30 in Santa Monica. She was 75. Born in Los Angeles on January 10, 1930, Gertrude was the daughter of Hazel and Dr. Arthur Haupt, a professor of botany at UCLA for many years. After attending University High and graduating from UCLA, she married Dr. Jeffrey Poland in Westwood. The couple lived in Germany, where Jeffrey was a university professor, until he died in 1960. Returning to the United States, Gertrude lived in an apartment in the Palisades until after marrying Maurice R. Keller in 1963, when they bought a house on Mt. Holyoke. They bought a house on Bollinger three years ago. An artistically inclined lady, Gertrude made jewelry, candles and carpets, and worked in framing stores and book stores in Westwood. Survivors include her husband Maurice, who was a construction manager for 35 years, and her sister, Dorothy Phillips of Woodland Park, Colorado. An in-home gathering of friends will be announced. Donations in Gertrude’s memory can be made to the comfort & care program for terminal cancer patients at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica.
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