Jerrold Warren Kellar

Jerrold W. Kellar passed away on January 17, 2025. He was born in Idaho on January 28, 1937. He was the oldest of identical twins, (brother- Derrold G. Kellar), who were born to George and Dolly Kellar. They grew up during the early years in Idaho on a small farm. In their early teens, the family moved to Sacramento California, where George worked for Crystal Creamery. Jerrold would also work there as a teen until his graduation from Grant High School in 1955. There he met Mary A. Kellar (Boyd), the love of his life, and they were married on September 1, 1956. In 1957 Raymond was born, and in 1962 he was joined by Steven to make the family complete. Jerrold enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and athletics with his children and family. He was always active and involved in some way. He spent at least a week every year visiting Siskiyou County (Deer Mountain/Butte Creek) on the annual family deer hunting excursion. When he had the opportunity, he moved to Siskiyou County to get back to his rural/farm life and roots. Jerrold worked for the State Of California for over 42 years. He began his career with the State of California working in downtown Sacramento for EDD, and in 1977 transferred to Siskiyou County, working for the California Department of Forestry (CDF). He worked there until his retirement in 1999. While in Siskiyou County, Jerrold and Mary purchased a small farm property, where Jerrold went back to his childhood's farming days. He raised cattle for about 18 years. He thoroughly enjoyed this past time, and spent many hours and took great pride in working the farm and the animals. While living in Grenada, he was a member of the Grenada Fire Department. He also served on the board for the Grenada Fire Department for 30 years (1981 to 2011). In 2011 he received a commendation from the County Board of Supervisors which stated, "Under his leadership, the Grenada Fire District evolved from an entry level operation, to an organization that responds to a multitude of incidents within the district, local area and Interstate 5 with continued success". He was quite proud of this accomplishment! Jerrold is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mary A. Kellar; sons- Raymond (wife Linda) and Steven (partner- Leeann), granddaughter Tiffany Kellar (partner- Chris), great grandsons Michael Kellar, Jacob Kellar, CJ Davis and great granddaughter Scarlett Davis, and numerous nieces and nephews. Jerrold was preceded in death by his parents, George and Dolly Kellar, his twin brother Derrold, a daughter Elizabeth Ann Kellar, grandsons Casey Eric Kellar, Joshua Warren Kellar and Christopher William-Eugene Kellar. A Celebration of Life will be held later this spring.

Jerrold Warren Kellar

January 28, 1937 - January 17, 2025