Keltha Mae Bandur

Keltha “Kitty” Mae Bandur, daughter of Wilburn Ross and Keltha Virginia Griffith was born June 6, 1939 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She departed this life Friday, October 22, 2021 in Camdenton, Missouri at the age of eighty-two years, four months and sixteen days. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Paul Griffith She is survived by her daughter, Kelley Donovan and husband William of Osage Beach, Missouri; a son, Matthew Bandur of Terre Haute, Indiana; two granddaughters, Erin Donovan of Chicago, Illinois; Nicole Donovan of Phoenix, Arizona; and a grandson, Nicholas Bandur. As well as a host of other relatives and many friends. Kitty was raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania and made a profession of Catholic faith at a young age. Later she would graduate from Derry Area Joint High School in the class of 1957. In her spare time Kitty enjoyed reading and loved most science fictions books as well as most fantasy styled novels as she had read all of JD Robbs books several times. She had a true love for the game of baseball. In her younger years living in Pennsylvania, she was a Pittsburg Pirate fan. After moving to the Chicago, Illinois area in 1972 she quickly converted into a huge Chicago Cubs fan. She was a very active and dedicated Cubs fan as she regularly attended the Cubs’ annual conventions. In 2016 her many years of dedication loyalty was rewarded with pure excitement and pride as she watched her Cubbies break the curse and win their first World Series Championship in 108 years!! Kitty was very sharp at math and accounting and she served with various companies in the accounts payable and auditing departments throughout her career. She loved what she did and took great pride in her work as she had only just retired in May of this year from a night auditing position for a hotel in Naperville where they considered her one of the family. She was a loving and a caring mother, grandmother, neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will treasure the memories she created for her family and friends. Arrangements are under the direction of Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home.