Mass of Christian burial for Kathryn "Katie" Marie Keenan, 89, of Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 409 Third Ave. S.E., Aberdeen, with Father Shane D. Stevens and Kathryn's brother, Deacon Richard Kelley officiating. Burial follows at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, at the mortuary with a liturgical wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation continues for one hour before Mass at the church on Thursday.
Kathryn passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen. Blessed be her memory.
Kathryn "Katie" Marie Keenan was born on March 20, 1924, in Aberdeen. Her parents were Vern and Iva (White) Kelley. Kathryn was one of eight children.
Kathryn attended Sacred Heart School until moving to Pierre in 1931. She graduated from Pierre High School in 1941 and then moved back to Aberdeen, where she worked for the Internal Revenue Service from 1943 to 1951.
On Nov. 19, 1949, Kathryn married Donald Keenan. They had six children, four sons and two daughters, and Kathryn became a full-time homemaker.
Kathryn was an active member of the Church Band 7, 8 and the Altar Society. She enjoyed playing cards and belonged to different bridge clubs. Kathryn also enjoyed bowling, dancing and playing golf for many years.
Kathryn is preceded in death by her parents, Vern and Iva (White) Kelley; two sisters: Mercedes (Kelley) Volk and Mary (Kelley) Johnson; two brothers: Vern Kelley and Fr. John Kelley; her husband, Donald Keenan; and one son, James Keenan.
She is survived by three sons: Steven Keenan of Ariz., Michael and Cheryl Keenan of Ariz. and Paul and Robin Keenan of Minn.; two daughters: Patricia (Keenan) Stirling of N.D., and Janet (Keenan) and Mel Swanson of S.D.; two sisters: Sr. Verna Kelley of Aberdeen and Margaret (Kelley) Smith of Minn.; one brother, Richard Kelley of Aberdeen; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
"It's our Mother's love we all seek,
It's our Mother's love we all long to keep,
It will always be in the end our love for Mother's that make us weep."
Memorials are preferred to The American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Awareness.
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