Tonya M. Keller

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Tonya M. Keller

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Tonya M. Keller, 45, of Allentown passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, in the St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem Campus.

She was the wife of Joseph S. Keller. They celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary last April. Tonya was born Dec. 23, 1978, in Sikeston, Missouri, a daughter of Jeffrey P. and Pauline G. (Frederick) Graves of Allentown. Tonya was a 1997 graduate of Sikeston High School. She also attended John Abbott College in Montreal Quebec Canada Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was currently employed as a warehouse specialist with The Home Depot Supply Chain, Breinigsville. Tonya loved being with her family and friends. She enjoyed walking, being beside the water, the beach and nature. She loved every animal, and they loved her. Tonya treasured her beloved dog, Henry.

Survivors: her husband, Joe; Parents; son, Hunter P. Hodgkiss of Fort Campbell, Kentucky; daughter, Briaña M. Hodgkiss of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; brothers, Christopher Graves and his wife Tracy of Dexter, Missouri, Daniel Graves and his wife Denise of Allentown, Joseph Graves and his wife Emily of Jackson, Missouri; sister, Kathy Graves of McCook, Nebraska; nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Tonya’s life was held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 15 in the Stephens Funeral Home, Inc. 274 North Krocks Road, Allentown. Interment was in the Resurrection Cemetery, Allentown.


Contributions can be made to The Sanctuary at Haafsville (An animal rescue in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania) c/o the funeral home.