Kenneth R. Weller | Psychiatrist, 63

Kenneth R. Weller, 63, of St. Davids, a psychiatrist, died of cancer Sunday, May 8, under hospice care at Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Dr. Weller maintained a practice in Bryn Mawr and was a consulting psychiatrist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; the Children's Home in Mount Holly; the Community Alternatives group home and shelter in Cherry Hill; Brookfield Academy in Cherry Hill, for children with behavioral and personality disorders; and Kirkbride Center in Philadelphia, a treatment facility for chemical dependencies and psychiatric disorders.

A graduate of Wilmington Friends School, Dr. Weller was born in Newport, R.I., and grew up in West Chester. He earned a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1970 and a medical degree from Hahnemann University in 1975. He interned at Pennsylvania Hospital and completed a residency in psychiatry at the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, now Kirkbride Center.

He was an avid tennis player, enjoyed skiing in Utah, and loved all aspects of nature, said Jill Klock, his wife since 1987.

Dr. Weller is also survived by a daughter, Kimberly, and a sister.

Services are private.

Memorial donations may be made to Arbor Day Foundation, 211 N. 12th St., Lincoln, Neb. 68510.