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Donald E Keene

Donald E Keene

Male - 1999


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  • Name Donald E Keene  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Apr 1999  Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial 1 May 1999  Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • New Cemetery
    Person ID I3512  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family 1 Patricia Ann Tynan,   b. 5 Jul 1947, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 2013, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family 2 Barbara R. Steele   d. 29 Oct 1987 
    Family ID F4908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S238] Staff, Westfield News, The Obituary, (Name: Westfield News, The; Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; Date: 06JUN2013;), Obituary: Keene, Patricia A. (Tynan).
      WESTFIELD - Patricia A. (Tynan) Keene, 65, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, May 31, 2013. She was born in Dunkirk, NY on July 5, 1947, a daughter of the late John C. and Dorothy A. (Ebert) Tynan.

      She was a 41 year Westfield resident and was previously employed at Staples as a customer service representative.

      She was the wife of the late Donald Keene who died in 1999. She is survived by two daughters: Jacqueline Pelc and her husband PJ of Whately, MA and Theresa O’Brien and her husband John of Hope Valley, RI. She also leaves two brothers, John Tynan of Pennsylvania, and William Tynan of New York. She will be sadly missed by four grandchildren: Taylor, Shawn, Zach, and Andy, and dear friends Terry and Michelle Martin of Westfield. She was predeceased by her brother, Michael Tynan.
      A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, June 10 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Legacy Funeral Home, 4 Princeton Street in Westfield. Please visit www.legacy-funeralhome.com for more information.

      Westfield News, The: 06JUN2013
      HFA: 15FEB2023

    2. [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
      HFA: 16MAY2016

    3. [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
      HFA: 16MAY2016

    4. [S93] Staff, Buffalo News, The, (Name: Buffalo News, The; Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Date: 31MAR1999;), Tynan, Michael J.
      TYNAN-Michael J. "Tripper" Of West Seneca, NY, November 13, 2006; beloved husband of Julie A. (nee Parzymieso); dearest father of Melissa, Jennifer (Robert Lane), Dylan M., Mallory and Miranda Tynan, both of Texas; cherished grandfather of Justin Tynan; son of John and the late Dorothy Tynan; brother of Patricia (late Donald) Keene, John (Michele) and William (Libby) Tynan; son-in-law of Constance Parzymieso; brother-in-law of Rosemary (George) Page and Susan (Dennis) Pfeiffer; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Family will be present Wednesday 7-9 PM and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the HOY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 3855 Seneca St., West Seneca where prayers will be said Friday morning at 8:30 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial from Fourteen Holy Helpers Church at 9:00. Friends invited. Flowers gratefully declined.

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      Buffalo News: 15NOV2006
      HFA: 08OCT2023