Graveside Service, follows on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 11:00am at Crown Hill Cemetery, 7777 W. 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.
Memorial Service, at 12:00pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, 4225 W Yale Ave, Denver, CO 80219.
Age 82 of Lakewood, CO, born in Red Willow County, McCook, Nebraska. He retired from Gates Rubber Co., Denver, CO after 22 years of service. He enjoyed tinkering around and spending time at their cabin in Grand Lake, CO.
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Vi.
7 children, Verlyn (Mary) Keen of Denver, CO, Eddie Keen of Grand Junction, CO, Cheryl (Dave) Kembel of Akron, CO, Kathy (Kevin) Leech of Pine, CO, Sandy (Ken) Forsythe of Littleton, CO, Karen (Kevin) Douglas of Littleton, CO, Jeff (Renee) Corkery of Denver, CO.
13 grandchildren, Seth, Kyle (Christine), Cory (Melissa), Brad, Nick, Kalem, Jesse (Jennifer), Zeke (Samantha), Ashley (David), Michael (Shauna), Chris (Ginny), Zachary, and Ryan.
12 great grandchildren, Ben, Aubrey, Landon, Jordan, Jalyssa, Isaiah, Uriah, Ghage, Emelia, Brycen, Noah, and Mason.
4 siblings, Wallace (Elfriede) Keen of McCook, NE, Truman (Shirley) Keen of Omaha, NE, Cletus (Joanne) Keen of Los Angeles, CA, Janice (Lyle) Breinig of Arapahoe, NE, sister-in-law, Nita Keen of Houston, TX.
Preceded in death by parents, Martin and Helen Keen, first wife Millie L. Herbert Keen, brother, Elmer Keen and son, Terry Keen.