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Sr. Thomas Andrew Keck, Sr.

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Birthplace: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: April 24, 1974 (66)
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Calvary Cem, Decatur
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Vincent Keck and Julia Keck
Husband of Beata Emma Clara Keck
Father of Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and 12 others
Brother of Leonard Joseph Keck; John William Patrick Keck; Florence Katheryn Heatherton; Edward Francis Keck; Beatrice Elizabeth Keck and 3 others

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About Sr. Thomas Andrew Keck, Sr.

KECK Obituary - Decatur Herald & Review, Apr. 25, 1974

Thomas A. Keck Sr., 66, of 475 Sheridan Dr., died 7:25 p.m. Wednesday at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. James, Catholic Church. Rosary will be said by St. James Catholic Church members 8 p.m., Friday at J. J. Moran. & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Keck was born in Decatur, son of Joseph and Julia Moser Keck. He married Beata Lorenz Feb. 9, 1929.

He was a self-employed sign-painter and secretary of Local 1214, Sign Painters Union. He was a lifelong resident of Decatur and a member of St. James Catholic Church.

Surviving are his wife; sons, Robert T., Joseph V., Donald L., and John E., all of Decatur; Thomas A., Jr., Washington, Ill.; James W., Chicago, and William L., Milwaukee; daughters, Mrs. Theodore (Betty) Ross, Colora, Md., Mrs. Tom (Marilyn) Dechant, Joliet, Mrs. William E. (Virginia) Thompson, Mrs. Charles (Carolyn) Lookabaugh, Mrs. Jack (Sylvia) Dougherty, Mrs. John (Catherine) Tokarz, and Jean Gurley, all of Decatur.

Also surviving are brothers, Leonard J., Mount Vernon, and John W., Decatur; sisters, Mrs. James (Florence) Heatherton and Miss Beatrice Keck, both of Decatur, and Mrs. Kenneth (Elizabeth) Meyer, Fremont, Ohio; 48 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Two sons, one daughter, one brother and one sister preceded him in death. Memorials: American Cancer Society or St. Mary's Hospital.

United States Social Security Death Index

first name: Thomas
last name: Keck birth date: 2 June 1907 social security number: 341-18-8118 place of issuance: Illinois last residence: Decatur, Macon, Illinois zip code of last residence: 62521 death date: April 1974 estimated age at death: 67

Citing this Record:

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2BN-9MK : accessed 30 Dec 2012), Thomas Keck, April 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).


GEDCOM Note

SSN 341-18-8118 KECK Obituary - Decatur Herald & Review, Apr. 25, 1974 Thomas A. Keck Sr., 66, of 475 Sheridan Dr., died 7:25 p.m. Wednesday at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. James, Catholic Church. Rosary will be said by St. James Catholic Church members 8 p.m., Friday at J. J. Moran. & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Keck was born in Decatur, son of Joseph and Julia Moser Keck. He married Beata Lorenz Feb. 9, 1929. He was a self-employed sign-painter and secretary of Local 1214, Sign Painters Union. He was a lifelong resident of Decatur and a member of St. James Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife; sons, Robert T., Joseph V., Donald L., and John E., all of Decatur; Thomas A., Jr., Washington, Ill.; James W., Chicago, and William L., Milwaukee; daughters, Mrs. Theodore (Betty) Ross, Colora, Md., Mrs. Tom (Marilyn) Dechant, Joliet, Mrs. William E. (Virginia) Thompson, Mrs. Charles (Carolyn) Lookabaugh, Mrs. Jack (Sylvia) Dougherty, Mrs. John (Catherine) Tokarz, and Jean Gurley, all of Decatur. Also surviving are brothers, Leonard J., Mount Vernon, and John W., Decatur; sisters, Mrs. James (Florence) Heatherton and Miss Beatrice Keck, both of Decatur, and Mrs. Kenneth (Elizabeth) Meyer, Fremont, Ohio; 48 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Two sons, one daughter, one brother and one sister preceded him in death. Memorials: American Cancer Society or St. Mary's Hospital.

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Sr. Thomas Andrew Keck, Sr.'s Timeline

1907
June 2, 1907
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States