
It is with sadness to inform you that I have just been informed that fellow classmate, Tod Kelder, passed away March 5, 2024. I am so sorry to have missed this! Tod will be missed by many from the CLCHS Class of 1970!
Details below:
Tod Douglas Kelder

Born: February 12, 1952
Died: March 5, 2024
Tod Douglas Kelder, age 72, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2024, with his family by his side
Born February 12, 1952, to Harold and Frances Kelder, Tod grew up in Crystal Lake and graduated from Crystal Lake High School in 1970. He graduated from Northern Illinois with a degree in English. Prior to finding his calling, Tod worked as a respiratory and hemodialysis tech. In 1978, Tod began his education at Texas Heart Institute where he would start his journey of becoming a Perfusionist. He often described going on pump as 99% terror and 1% excitement. He absolutely loved his job for over 30 years. Even in Tod's later years, he could routinely spin off the blood flow through the human heart.
In 1979, Tod married Linda Nusbaum Roberts. Together they traveled across the country on a motorcycle with nothing but a map and some cash. They resided in Indianapolis, Indiana before they, and their three children moved to Tyler, Texas.
Tod is survived by his children Rick Roberts, Stephanie (Brandon) Lowery, Brittany (Ryan) Malone, five grandchildren, all of Texas, and a sister, Tamra Kelder Legel (Ron) of Crystal Lake.
Tod was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife Linda. His ashes will be interred next to his wife in Tyler, Texas. Tod will always be remembered and cherished by all/that knew him. We could not have asked for a better brother, husband, father and grandparent. A celebration of his life was held at a later date.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tod's family! He will be truly missed! https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwherald/name/tod-kelder-obituary?id=54738424
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