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Lester Charles KeeneAugust 17, 1923 - May 12, 2009 Age: 85 North Vernon, Indiana |
Date of Death:
Tuesday,
May 12, 2009 at 1:34 p.m.
Place of Death:
Jennings
HealthCare at North Vernon
Date of Birth:
August 17, 1923
Place of Birth:
Osgood, Indiana
Date of Funeral:
Saturday, May 16,
2009 at 1:00 p.m.
Visitation: Friday from 3:30 until 8:00 p.m. with Prayer Service at 3:30
p.m.
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Final Resting Place:
Union Flat Rock Cemetery in Ripley County with Military Graveside Services.
Parents: Ben W. and Margaret (Meady) Keene
HISTORY:
Residential: Born and raised in Osgood until moving to Greensburg in 1947. He was a Westport resident from 1985 until 2006 when he moved into the nursing home.
Military Service: He was a veteran having served in the US Navy during WWII.
Occupation: He was employed by Reed and Lynch Firestone Store and Filling Station for 15 years.
He had delivered milk for Meadow Gold for 18 years.
Memberships: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Millhousen
Knights of Columbus # 1480 at Greensburg
Charter Member of the Keene-Henneke VFW Post #9987 at Napoleon.
Hobbies: He enjoyed making and caning chairs and gardening.
He enjoyed being a poll worker for the elections.
Married to:
Margaret J. Hull
Place: Westport, Indiana
Date: February 14 1985
She preceded him in death on January 22, 2009
SURVIVORS:
1 Daughter - Terri (Cal) Ketterling - North Vernon, Indiana
1 Son - Harlan (Robin) Hull - Clovis, California
5 Grandchildren
7 Great Grandchildren
Preceded in death by: Parents
2 Sisters – Peggy Best
Marjorie Siebert
1 Brother - William J. Keene
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Immaculate Conception Church or Westport
Community Volunteer Fire Department through the
Bass Gasper Funeral Home.
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