Donald J. Keefe of Canton, died Wednesday morning, August 1, 2012 at Epoch of Sharon after a lengthy illness. He was 82.
A longtime Canton resident he was born in the Roxbury section of Boston to the late John and Isabelle (McLaughlin) Keefe. Mr. Keefe was raised and educated in Canton, graduating from Canton High School where he had been inducted into the School’s Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the 1947 Baseball Team. An accomplished athlete in school he also was a member of the Football, Hockey and Track and Field Teams.
Spending childhood summers at Newfound Lake in New Hampshire, he continued to visit there with his own family and it later became their seasonal residence.
Mr. Keefe studied business administration at Burdett College and advertising at Harvard University Extension School. He retired from Slattery Bros. in Boston where he had been employed as the Warehouse Manager for over 30 years.
A proud veteran of the Marine Corps he served during the Korean War as a Staff Sergeant in the American Theatre. He was a member of the Canton American Legion.
A member of the Canton Town Club he was an avid sports fan who loved to golf.
Mr. Keefe is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Evelyn A. (Goward) Keefe of Canton, his daughters, Donna Hoyle and her husband Edward, and Diane McAuley and her husband Christopher, of Stoughton, and his granddaughters, Meghan Hoyle and Bethany Jerrell and her husband John, and his great grandson, Connor Jerrell.
He was predeceased by his brothers, John D., Jr. and Charles F. Keefe.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Funeral Services in celebration of Donald's life at the Roache - Pushard Family Home for Funerals, 210 Sherman Street, Canton, on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Gerard Majella Church, Canton at 10:30 a.m. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 p.m. Interment with Military Honors in St. Mary's Cemetery Canton.
Those wishing may make a memorial donation to the Town of Canton Veteran’s Department, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021.