Eugene "Gene" Kekelis

Eugene "Gene" Kekelis obituary, Willoughby, OH

Eugene "Gene" Kekelis

Eugene Kekelis Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Brickman Bros. Funeral Home - Willoughby on May 26, 2025.

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Eugene A. "Gene" Kekelis, age 91, passed away May 25, 2025 at Tri Point Medical Center in Concord. He was born Oct. 27, 1933 in Cleveland. Gene was a tool and die maker for Ford Motor Company in Parma.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Ann Kekelis (nee O'Hair); parents, Pauline and Nick Timchenko; sister, Pauline Koscinsky; companion, Joan Dickey. Gene is survived by his fiance, Mary Jane Linsky and brother, Thomas Kekelis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday May 31, 2025 at 11 AM at St. John Vianney Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd. in Mentor. Burial will follow at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon, Ohio.
Friends may call on Saturday morning May 31 from 9-10:30 AM at Brickman Bros. Funeral Home, 37433 Euclid Ave. in Willoughby.
Contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org would be appreciated.

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Jim Mallin and sister Faith Ann

May 30, 2025

He was such a great guy he was with my aunt Joann..I m her nephew.. first time I met we hit it off. Sweet guy.

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37433 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby, OH 44094

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