Melvin Keul
July 14, 2021
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Joseph Melvin Keul, 90, passed away on July 14, 2021 at Valley View Village in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born the son of Karl and Truie (Townsend) Keul on October 3, 1930 in Des Moines, Iowa. Mel was united in marriage to his first wife, Donna Ragan in 1948 in South Dakota. They had three children together; Richard, William, and Michael. After his first wife, Donna died in 1966, Mel met Shirley (DeVries) and later married her on September 9, 1967 at Indianola Heights Evangelical Free church in Des Moines, Iowa.
Melvin graduated from Lincoln High school in 1948. After high school he went into an electrical apprenticeship program, becoming a Journeyman / Master electrician. Melvin started his own electrical contracting company, Keul Electrical Service Inc. in 1959.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, veggie gardening, and he took pride in his yard work. He was a member of the IBEW for 69 years. Mel also served on many different boards including; Valley View Village for 47 years, board member and chairman of the Central District Evangelical Free Church of America, Evangelical Free Church Home in Boone, Iowa, and on the Camp Board at Hidden Acres. He also served as an elder and chairman at Indianola Heights Evangelical Free Church. Mel had a heart for serving and did so on many organizations throughout his life.
He is lovingly survived by his second wife, Shirley Keul; children, Richard (Cheryl) Keul, William (Peggy) Keul, and Michael (Debbie) Keul; grandchildren, Brian (Charlotte) Keul, Jennifer (Kitta) Soulinthavong, Joseph (Jennifer) Keul, Richard (Juliana) Keul, Kristopher Keul, and Joshua Keul; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mel was preceded in death by his first wife, Donna Keul; parents; five siblings; and grandson, Jeffrey Keul.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 19, 2021, at Indianola Heights Evangelical Free Church, 3000 SE 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 7601 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, Iowa.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Joseph Melvin Keul.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Kristian and Cynthia Anderson
07/19/2021
Our sincere condolences to Shirley and the Keul family. May God's grace and peace be upon you. Even though Mel may not have served on the board at IHEFC all the time, he was a trusted confidant and more than one major church decision was cross checked with him for Godly counsel! Thank you also for your long partnership with our family in the ministry of TIME Ministries in the Dominican Republic. You will be missed.
Jeffrey McDowell
07/17/2021
Mel was a great man of God and had a heart for serving. We had many opportunities to pray together and I have been blessed to know him.