Freda L. Keen

Freda L. Keen obituary

Freda L. Keen

Freda Keen Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 27, 2012.
Freda L. Keen, 89, of Sterling, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Greeley. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at Tennant Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery.

Freda was born Sept. 27, 1922, in Wallback, W.V., to Homer H. and Maggie (Wilmoth) Hensley. She attended high school and was a farm wife.

She married Don Keen on Oct. 19, 1946, in Spencer, W.V.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed crafting, reading, and family gatherings.

Freda is survived by her son,John Keen and wife Grace of Sterling; daughter-in-law, Gayle Keen of Greeley; grandchildren, Shelli Coulter of Denver, Mindy Laugel and husband Jeff of Loveland, Heather Lousberg and husband Neal of Colorado Springs, John Ryan Keen and wife Tandi of Sterling, Jennifer Keen of Greeley and Courtney Duffy and husband Patrick of Denver.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Don; parents, Homer and Maggie; son, Jerry Keen; sister, Cleo Taylor; brothers, Clarence, Cecil, Ford, and Russell.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in care of Tennant Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1547, Sterling, CO 80751.

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