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- [S239] Staff, Hartford Courant, The: Obituary, (Name: Heartford Courant, The; Location: Hartford, Connecticut;), Obituary: Keene, Donald E. Sr.
Donald E. Keene, Sr., 69, of South Longyard Rd., Southwick, MA, died Wednesday (April 28, 1999). His first wife, Barbara R. (Steele) Keene died October 29, 1987. He leaves his present wife, Patricia A. (Tynan) Martin Keene; two sons, Donald E. Keene, Jr. of Phoenix, AZ; and William J. Keene of Westfield, MA; a daughter, Linda R. Crouch of Sturbridge, MA; a sister, Eleanor Hansen of Blue Hills; two step-daughters, Theresa Murdoch of Milford; and Jacqueline Pelc of Chicopee, MA; and sixgrandchildren. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad St., Westfield, MA, with burial in New Cemetery, Southwick, MA. Calling hours will be Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Donations may be made to the Shriner s Hospital for Children, 516 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104 or the LEP Fund, c/o the Westfield Masonic Assoc., 72 Broad St., Westfield, MA 01085.
Heartford Courant, The: 29APR1999; pg. B8
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- [S241] Staff, Republican, The: Obituaries, (Name: Republican, The; Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States;), Obituary: Keene, Donald E.
SOUTHWICK Donald E. Keene , 69, of 272 South Longyard Road, an area Masonic leader, died Wednesday at home.
He was a property manager for M.J. Neiditz Co. of East Hartford for 38 years. Born in Hartford, he lived here for 38 years.
He was a past master and later secretary of the Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge in Westfield and the junior warden of the Huntington-Federal Masonic Lodge in Russell. He was a past district deputy grand master of the Springfield 18th Masonic District and a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies and York Rite Bodies.
At the Melha Temple Shrine, he was a member of the Hadji and Jeepsters units and the Rambling Campers. He also was an honorary member of the Lake George Sportsmen's Club.
His first wife, the former Barbara R. Steele, died in 1987. He leaves his second wife, the former Patricia A. ( Tynan ) Martin; two sons, Donald E. Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz., and William J. of Westfield; a daughter, Linda R. Crouch of Sturbridge; two stepdaughters Theresa Murdoch of Milford and Jacqueline Pelc of Chicopee; a sister, Eleanor Hansen of Blue Hills, Conn.; and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be Saturday morning at Firtion-Adams Funeral Home of Westfield, with burial in New Cemetery here. Calling hours are Friday afternoon and evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104, or the LEP Fund, in care of the Westfield Masonic Association, 72 Broad St., Westfield, MA 01085.
Republican, The: 29APR1999; pg. A10
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d. 28 Apr 1999, Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA