JOSEPH KETTER Jr.

Dear Dad, I miss you so very much and love you. Have a wonderful Christmas in Heaven

I "seen" you Daddy I Love you very much and miss you like crazy.

I love you daddy and I miss you so very much. Today marks the first year since we lost you. In honor of your memory I have gotten my tattoo. I sure hope you seen it. I love you and miss you dearly.

Dear Dad,

I wanted to stop by and let you know that Bill has passed away today. I hope that you and gram make him feel welcomed in Heaven. It went in three's in our family. First it was you, Uncle Skip and now Bill. I really do not want any more deaths in the family for awhile. I wanted to also let you know that your granddaughter, Aurora has turned into a young lady recently. She is going through the next phase of her life.

We love you and miss you dearly. We will be taking her birthday pictures down by the lake this year, it was her idea.

LOVE YOU

Dear Daddy,

Your granddaughter is in the discovery fair again this year. Her project is about Lung Cancer because of you dad. I know you would be so proud of her. I can not believe it is almost a year since you passed. You will always be in our hearts and we think of you all the time. A website contacted me about Aurora's project and they are going to post a story about you and her as well as the info about the porject she is doing. I know you would be very proud of her. She has grown so much over the last year. I know you will be watching. We love you Dad and miss you always.

Dear daddy,
The new year is here and that means to start off new. My new year only would have been better if i got to have you back. I miss you and Love you!

Dear Daddy,

Christmas is upon us and you been on my mind more and more. Holidays will never be the same without you. I know you will be watching all of us from heaven on Christmas day. Merry Christmas Daddy, I love you and miss you.

Dear daddy,

Aurora had her Christmas Choir concert tonight and she did very well. I wish you could have been there to watch her but i know you were in spirit watching from above. As christmas is getting closer, i can not help from not thinking about all the great memories i had growing up and all the good times we all had together. Sadly, uncle Skip went to heaven this past week as well. Hope you two got to see each other, i know you greeted him when he got up there as well as his daughter that went way before her time. I can not believe it has been 9 months already since your passing. Seems like yesterday and i am still trying to adjust.

I miss you very much and I Love you.

Dear Father,

I wanted to stop by and Wish you a happy Thanksgiving. I sure hope you were able to "celebrate" this season with our loved ones on the other side. We surely miss you and love you very much.

Gosh dad, i have not written you in some time. Life has been so crazy as of lately. I am always thinking about you and wondering if you are watching us and listening. We miss you like crazy and life just has not been the same without you. Aurora is doing very well in school and she is in all advanced classes. Later in the month Aurora and I will be selling doggie cookies for a fundraiser, she is excited to help out the animal shelters in the area. Not a day goes by that i do not think about you in some way, some days are more then others. I have attached a picture we got recently of your boogerbutt. She is growing up so much and amazes me every day. We love you very much and we miss you.

I been thinking about you dad. I sure do miss you and i miss hearing you sing all those songs that you used to while being in the car. I Love you

Dear Daddy,
I sure do miss you. It has been strange without you here with us. Your granddaughter will be starting school soon, i can not believe how fast the summer has went. Before we know it, it will be almost christmas. I miss you and love you Daddy.

A poem for my Father: Daddy, it has been 4 long months since your passing. Not a day that goes by i do not think about you. I am honored to have been there when you took your last breaths. The hurt is the same like an open wound. I am glad that i got to hear you tell me that you loved me, all when i thought you were sleeping. I miss your cologne scent, i miss hearing your voice but what i miss the most is not able to make new memories with you. I Love You and miss you every single day.

It would have been your 48th wedding anniversary today, i remember when you were sick you were surrounded by family wishing and hoping you would have lived long enough for the 50th so you could remarry mom. I thought that was the sweetest thing i heard you say. Today is a hard day for mom. The first anniversary without you. We all miss you and love you very much.

Your Youngest Daughter

Dear Daddy,

This week is a hard one for mom. With your wedding anniversary coming up on Monday. I still think about you every day. I can not watch my wedding video because i start crying when i see you dancing with me. With my anniversary coming up fast, i think back at that day and think of all the people that came and loved that i got to spend it with you. I love you daddy and miss you very single day.

Dear Daddy,

As i am sure you are aware, we have finally laid you to rest. This is the first father's day without you. Very hard to deal with your loss. You are one of a kind, we all miss you.

Aurora placed third in her tournament this year. I am sure you been watching her throughout the season.

Happy Father's Day, Daddy.

We love you.

Dear Daddy,

Yesterday Aurora, had a double header in her game. She was so happy that she got to play third base and tagged someone out. She was happy that the girl she tagged out was a grade above her. She has improved very much since last year. Her team has only lost one game this season. They are pretty good i was worried there in the beginning because it did not seem like they connected with each other but as the games started happening they have improved very well.

For granddaughters birthday is coming up soon and she will be out of school. I can not believe how fast this year has went. Just like yesterday that she started in second grade. Amazing how fast things happen.

I just wanted to stop by and let you know that aurora is doing very well. She will be getting her report card on the last day of school as well.

The weather has been great you would really enjoy fishing this year.

I miss you and love you daddy. Kisses

Dear Daddy,

It is mother's day and we went down to the flea market. I seen Rich and Lillie. We were talking about you. Boy i sure do miss you very much. Someone asked me what i wanted for Mother's day, i said "my father" even if it was just for one day. I love you daddy and i miss you every day. Oh thank you for the message you given me recently that meant alot. Give gram fischer and gram ketter a kiss from me ok? I love you daddy

Dear Daddy,

We went to the Cleveland Zoo yesterday. We sure had fun. Boy i got my exercise in yesterday. I walked 300 minutes or 6.25 miles. I hope my weigh in for WW is good this week.

On the 3rd, Aurora had another game and her team won again. This time it was 23 to 1. Aurora is doing so much better this year. She gets upset if she misses that ball though, which only happened twice. She gets so excited to get a chance to run after she gets a hit. She wants that first place trophy really bad this year. I told her that even if she does not get first place she is still a winner in my book.

She has games mostly during the week. I sure hope you been watching her from afar and supporting her!

I sure do miss you daddy. Mother's day is coming up. It sure seems like these past weeks have been flying by and before i know it, Aurora will be out of school for summer break. She wants to go to Pittsburgh for a few weeks to see family. We will see what happens. I know everyone has to work and most are busy during the week.

I had a dream about you the other night. I sure do miss your voice and hearing those crazy stories you used to tell. I Love you and miss you Daddy. We will see each other again someday. Until then tell everyone i said hello and give gram a kiss from me.

Dear Daddy,

I can not believe that it is already May. We been having some of the most bizarre weather the last few weeks. It even SNOWED in some places. Your granddaughter has her first game of the season today. She has 11 games all together, not including the weekend of the tournaments. She really wants first place this year but i really do not think her team is powerful enough to make it that far considering many of the girls are brand new and never played before. Well i am still on WW and i have lost a total of 20 pounds. With everything going on i am still managing to lose the weight. We will be going to the Cleveland Zoo this weekend. I sure will get my walking exercise in for the day on Saturday.

David's birthday is coming up and he is going to the casino for the day. I am hoping he will win, if not that is ok as well, as long as he has fun.

Not a day that goes by that i don't desire to hear your voice, or smell your cologne-- something to let me know you are around.

Each day passes, it gets a little easier about your passing but i still have moments there where i can not focus on anything but you. There is not a day that goes by that i am not thinking about you and questioning why God had to take you. I know everything happens for a reason, but when it affects you personally, you tend to doubt.

I love you daddy and i miss you like crazy. Please tell everyone i love them and miss them to. Until we meet again, kisses sent from Earth from me to you.

Dear Daddy,

It has already been a month since your passing and I am still trying to adjust you not being here. I got your picture back from the funeral home. I put the picture in a nice frame.

Today is mom's birthday. First one of many (I hope) without you. I got her a card from you anyways because I knew it was the right thing to do.

Remember my friend Bilyta? Well her aunt passed away on the 10th, a month after you. I guess the 10th is a popular day.

Did you have a nice Easter with the lord this holiday season? I bet you been fishing and playing the slots while in heaven, at least I hope you have been.

Well I love you Daddy and miss you very much.

Dear Pappy

I miss you and I love you so much I wish I could have seen you one last time before you went to Heaven.

I miss you very much and I wish you were still here because I had so much to tell you but now you are gone. So I have to type it here for you to read.

This is the first Easter without you and now I feel it will not be the same without you there.

I Love you, from your Boogerbutt Aurora

Dear Daddy,

Easter is amoung us, I was thinking last night that you will be spending your first Easter with the Lord in the sky this season. I hope you been doing well up in Heaven. I bet you been fishing and playing the slots.

Aurora started her practice, her team is the Wildcats this year. She is doing much better this year and actually hitting the ball and throwing OK. We plan on helping her along the way. We plan on taking her down to the feild later today and have her practice. Practice makes perfect, it never hurts to get better at what you like to do. She wants to win another trophy but she and her team will have to want and try their best.

Daddy, I been doing well on WW i lost 13.4 pounds now. That is 13 less pounds then this time last year.

I still can not get over the fact you are no longer here, on Earth, i kind of regret not telling you everything i wanted to while you were still here on Earth with us.

Thank you for being my father, I love you very much

Good Morning Daddy,

Winter is back, it was so lovely last week in the 80's here in PA. Now old man winter came back just to let us know he is still around. It is in the upper 30's, not fishing weather that is for sure. I hope you got to meet up with loved ones in heaven. Did you see Grandma Fischer at all? What about your parents? Boogerbutt shall be starting softball in a few weeks. Her coach called me to let me know that practice will be starting soon. I hope she plays well this year. Maybe even get another trophy, but heck she would be happy with a medal around her neck for the playoffs. You would be so proud of Aurora, she got a few awards from school. She got "SUPER SPELLER", "Reading Achievement" and "Outstanding Writing". She is smart, just like her pappy. I been healing on my own, but i woke up this morning wishing to hear your voice or smell your aftershave, to let me know you were around.

I love you and miss you Daddy.

Dear Daddy,

I had an amazing dream about you last night. You were healthy, happy and surrounded by family, fishing off the boat. I woke up in a better mood today. I thought about you and smiled and cried all at the same time, knowing that it was just a dream.

The weather has been wonderful lately, perfect fishing weather. I wanted to let you know that i lost more weight, you were too sick to realize that i started on WW and i lost 10 pounds already.

I take all my anger, fustration and worries out just by exercising. I have no other choice I have to get healthy in order to see Aurora grow up. I know it hurts her because I am overweight. I wish I was able to talk to you instead of writing. But luckly I was able to talk to you before you went to heaven. At times I think you heard me but could not speak and that was OK. I hope you met up with Grandma Fischer as well as your parents. I told Grandma to keep you in line until we all get up there. We love you and miss you like crazy.

Dear Ketter Family,

Joe Ketter was a big part of South Fayette wrestling and football teams.

May God be with you.

All of us at South Fayette Athletic Departments sends our deepest sympathy.

Dear Daddy,

I got up in front of everyone and spoke about all the things that were important. I have no idea how I was able to make it through without crying too hard. You are a wonderful man, whom I am grateful to call my father. As each day passes, time shall heal us, things will be hard for some time but I know you will be near by. I am so glad that i got a chance to talk to you one on one even when the days were not so great you were able to teach me something. Children and grandchildren do wonders for you, just like you said. After your service, gathered around family, I just sat back and looked around. I seen smiling faces, heard laughter and your memory will live on. I heard so many stories about how proud you were of the family and friends that you cherished. I love you very much daddy and you will forever be in my heart.

Ashley and Family, know that I have your family in my thoughts and prayers...Tom and I send our deepest sympathy to the family...

The Ketter Family and Friends,

May happiness and peace find you in time with the memories of joy, laughter, and love that Joe brought into all of our lives. I will remember Joe as a hardworking, honest and providing man for the wife and family he loved. May god bless you all in your time of sorrow as the lords light shines Joes love upon you as he watches over each of his loved ones.
-deepest sympathy
Jeannette

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

With are deepest sympathy to Coach Josh and the rest of the Ketter Family at this sad time in your life.Joe was a big part of South Fayette wrestling many years ago.Now Josh continues that with pride. May God Bless You All.

Ashley and family,
Though many years have passed I feel for you all at this time. You all were always a close family, I hope you find strength in eachother to get through this horrible time. I remember your dad Ash, he was always so kind and so very proud of his kids and grandkids. The love he had for you all was obvious. I know saying he is no longer in pain will not in any eay ease the pain you feel, but I am certain that he would want you all to stay strong and support one another. Try to remember the good times, don't let his struggle this last year take away from the many happy memories. He wouldn't want to be remembered any other way. May he rest in peace and help guide you through the rest of your lives.

DEAR JOE;S FAMILY. JOE AND HIS MOM AND DAD AND FAMILY HAVE BEEN FRIENDS TO US FOR A LONG TIME. HAVEN;T SEEN JOE IN YEARS BUT HE STILL LOOKS LIKE THE JOE I REMEMBER, I USE TO BABYSIT HIM AND HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHEN THEY WERE SMALLER. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER JOE AND HIS FAMILY AS A GOOD PEOPLE. HE WILL BE WATCHING OVER YOU ALL AND WILL ALWAYS BE CLOSE BY . TAKE CARE GOOD FRIEND BETTY MESSNER(HUFNAGEL) FROM CREEK ROAD

Uncle Joe,I'm sorry to hear you have passed away.Now you can rest. You was agood Uncle,whom I will sadely miss. Love to all. Cousin Pam

My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

Carol and Family,
You have my sincere sympathy, I have many fond memories of baby sitting for your children. Joey was a wonderful person.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Dear Dad,

I will miss you greatly. But I am so thankful for all the good memories I have to reflect on.

I Love You Always,

Kenny

Dear Daddy, I Love You so very much. I think of you often, but many of the good thoughts. Last week i recall sitting at your bedside, you were just listening to me talk to you and i heard you tell me that you Loved Me, that meant everything to me. You will never be forgotten, and talked about like you were still here, which in many ways you are here. You live in all of us and your crazy stories over the years will be passed on. I was grateful to be with you when you took that last breath. I am glad to call you my father. I am glad I had enough strength to read my passage when you went to the other side, I am glad I was there when you took that last breath. It is hard to lose you but we all love you.

God called you home I hope you are fishing or playing those poker slots.

We will take good care of your booger butt Aurora, I am glad that she has gotten to spend time with her pappy. You will live in all of us and we love you.

Once a Ketter, always a Ketter