----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Breindel" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:04 AM > Source: [email protected] > Subject: Violet M. Keim Obituary > > > 4/25/2005 > Violet M. Keim, 90, of St. Michael's Terrace, DuBois, > died Thursday at the DuBois Nursing Home. > > She was born September 8, 1914, in Paradise, Pa., > daughter of the late Charles S. and Joanna Elizabeth > Cribbs Shindledecker. > > She married Charles M. Pifer, who preceded her in > death. She later married Robert C. Keim, who also > preceded her in death. > > She is survived by a daughter, Beryl Kelly, RD, of > DuBois; two sons, Robert E. Pifer and Howard N. Pifer, > both of Phoenix, Ariz.; a step-daughter, Rosemary Levy > of Scotsdale, Ariz.; and two step-sons, Robert Keim of > Mesa, Ariz., and Ronald Keim of Mt. Jewett; 20 > grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; seven > step-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and > two brothers, Clyde F. Shindledecker of Boulder, > Colo., ad George W. Shindledecker of Melbourne, Fla. > > In addition to her parents and husbands, she was > predeceased by a son, Charles Richard Pifer; a > daughter, Frances M. Fecteau; a sister, Edna Suhy; a > step-daughter, Rita Louise Keim; and two > grandchildren, Patrick and Michael Kelly. > > Mrs. Keim was valedictorian of her graduating class at > Beechwoods High School. She was a member of St. > Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church. She > retired from Jackson China Company as a finisher, and > enjoyed sewing, quilting, reading and gardening. She > was a member of Falls Creek BPOE Auxiliary, C.D. of > A., St. Marys, Catholic Daughters of America, the > Democratic Women of Elk County and the A.R.C.H. of Elk > County. > > A Mass of Christian Burial for Violet M. Keim will be > held Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael the > Archangel Roman Catholic Church, DuBois, with Rev. Fr. > David Foradori as celebrant. Burial will follow in > Sandy Valley Cemetery. > > Visitation will be tonight from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at > the Mohney-Yargar Funeral Chapel, Inc., 142 West Long > Avenue, DuBois. A scriptural wake service will be held > today at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Memorials > may be made to DuBois Nursing Home, 4th Floor Memory > Lane, 212 South 8th Street, DuBois, Pa. 15801; or the > Alzheimer's Association, Northwestern PA Chapter, 110 > West 10th Street, Suite 212, Erie, Pa. 16501. On-line > tributes may be made at www.mem.com. > > Copyright 2005 St Marys Daily Press > > Eugene Breindel > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/e/Eugene-F-Breindel/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com