Ruth Keegan

Keegan, Ruth ALBANY Ruth Mary Keegan, born August 2, 1917 and entered into eternal life on October 7, 2008. Ruth was the oldest child of William and Catherine St. John. She was born in Albany, N.Y., and raised in her early years in Lake Luzerne, N.Y. until the untimely death of her father, when the family moved to Albany. She was a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Names and Mildred Elley Secretarial School. On August 20, 1938, she married the late Thomas F. Keegan. She was a loving mother to Hon. Thomas W. (Veronica) Keegan of Terrell, N.C., the late Robert J. (Barbara) Keegan of Slingerlands, N.Y., Katherine M. McIntyre (John) of Port Washington, N.Y. and Lori M. Keegan-Brady (Thomas) of Glenmont, N.Y. She was the sister to Bill St. John MD and the late Annette Lochner. Ruth is the beloved grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of 11. The grandchildren are Monica Allen, the late Robert M. Keegan, Kristin Keegan, Kevin McIntyre, Michael Keegan, Colleen Lucie, Christine Hogan. Her Catholic faith was a cornerstone of her life and attended daily Mass for many decades. She worked as a bookkeeper for years at Arlene's Artist Materials. After retiring, she devoted herself to volunteer work at Child's Hospital and Eden Park Nursing Home. She amassed more than 20,000 hours of volunteer time and received awards for her time and work. Ruth loved to sew and lived a life of service to others. She was an outstanding role model for her family and to those friends who knew her. She will be deeply missed by all. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at St. Theresa's of Avila Church, 435 New Scotland Ave., Albany. Friends may visit the family at the church from 9:30 am to 10:30. The Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Glenmont. Memorial donations may be made to Community Hospice of Albany County, 445 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205 or Good Samaritan Lutheran HCC, 125 Rockefeller Rd., Delmar, NY 10254. She received excellent, loving care from the staff.