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- [S927] Obituary.
McKEETON, PAUL P. "SARGE"
Age 84, on Monday, November 18, 2002 of Baldwin Boro, husband of the late Emma Lou (Fogerty) [sic. Fogarty]; father of David M. (Patti) and Paula C.; grandfather of Amber & Ryan McKeeton and Rich, Stanley & Bethany Hemingway. Paul was a WWII veteran serving as a sergeant in the 668th Bomber [sic. Bomb Disposal] Squadron, European theater; warehouse manager for Champion Building Products. Friends received at the JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, Tuesday, 2-4 & 7-9pm, where Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 9:30am.
The following thoughts were prepared by John F. and Audrey F. Johnson, Paul's brother- and sister- in-law for use by Pastor Daniel Strussenberg in connection with the homily for Paul's funeral. They are unedited.
SOME REMEMBRANCES OF PAUL MC KEETON: Paul often talked about his days on the swimming team when he and his brother were champion swimmers. Paul was most proud of his service to his country in World War II and would recite war stories at every chance. He told these stories over and over for years after the war. He relished in his nickname "Sarge." At family gatherings he would make all his nephews stand at attention and show them how to salute. He had the most respect for the American flag and displayed the flag every day at his home on Judith Drive in Baldwin. He was a man in perpetual motion and kept moving--moving in every activity. He was an early riser and when it snowed, he would clear the neighbors' driveways with a 4 x 4 piece of plywood before going to work. His main occupation was warehouse management and he would arrive at all his "posts" before any other employee to organize his paper work. He kept meticulous records. He got along with both management and union. He never had a job close to home and traveled thirty to forty miles each way every day. He was the most generous person with his time than any person you could ever meet. After is retirement, Paul assumed the responsibility of caring for his aging mother-in-law--setting up her special living quarters and monitoring her medications and doctors' appointments. He recorded everything--even the number of times he would go up and down the steps. He gave her this care for many years until she was admitted to Concordia Home. He gave the same meticulous care to his wife, Emmy Lou, when she became ill. After his wife's death the family suspected the onset of Alzheimer's Disease because he would become disoriented and would loose his way. Finally his son had to take the car away. At this time Paul realized he wanted to get all his affairs in order, and true to his habit of keeping records, hew wrote reams of paper regarding his will and his requests for his funeral. He insisted on giving copies to everyone. Paul's secret ambition was to become a caregiver for the sick and feeble, and it was at this time that his family thought this would be an opportunity to get him admitted to assisted living at Concordia Home where he cold be taken care of and help the caregivers there. This was an illusion as Paul's illness progressed. His condition deteriorated during his seven and a half years at Concordia and eventually he failed to recognize close relatives. As time passed, he slept 20 out of 24 hours, and was completely dependent on others. On one of the family's last visits when it was not known if he could hear or see, he was asked if he would like to hear the Lord's Prayer. His eyes opened while the prayer was recited. He heard--he knew. Paul and Emmy Lou (Fogarty) were married at Concordia Lutheran Church in Brentwood on June 17, 1949. Paul became a member of Concordia Brentwood by adult confirmation several years before this--this is where they met. Paul was a member of Divine Charity Lutheran Church, a Wisconsin Synod mission, before joining Good Shepherd when that small mission congregation disbanded and his wife had died. He was quite active with his wife in this mission. Paul's joy in life was service to others! We will forward any further thoughts to you after my sister and her family arrives from Virginia if they have more to add. Jack and Audrey
- [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur.
Proposed Change: Emma Louise Fogarty (I129565) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I129565&tree=Suedpfalz Description: This is the second document to list father, Michael as Martin. Anyway, they called him Frank (per census of 1930) Marriage: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHXP-QF8 claire rassman
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- [S687] Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1845 - 1963, (www.ancestry.com).
name: Paul P Mckeeton
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 06 Jun 1949
event place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
age: 31
estimated birth year: 1918
father: Peter E Mckeeton
father's titles & terms:
mother: Augusta Pronz
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Emma L Fogarty
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 27
spouse's estimated birth year: 1922
spouse's father: Martin F Fogarty
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Dorthea Green
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
reference number:
film number: 2033525
digital folder number: 004832376
image number: 00988
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1918 - 2002 (84 years)