Helen G. Keating

Helen G. Keating obituary, Philadelphia, PA

Helen G. Keating

Helen Keating Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Decker-Givnish Funeral Home on Nov. 22, 2023.
Helen G. Keating of the Ann's Choice Community in Warminster, PA. passed away Sunday November 19, 2023. She was 88 years old. Born in Somerville, MA, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Rose (nee Westlin) Gifford. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul E. Keating and loving mother of Peter Keating, Patricia (David) Campbell, John (Sharon) Keating and Elizabeth Blackwood.
Also surviving is her sister Claire Griffiths, 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Relatives and friends will be received Saturday December 9, 2023 after 9:30 AM until 11:30 AM in The Decker Funeral Home, 216 York Rd., Warminster followed by her Mass Of Christian Burial at 12:00 noon in Nativity Of Our Lord Church, 605 W. Street Rd., Warminster.
Interment will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Coast Maine Botanical Gardens, P.O. Box 234, Boothbay, ME 04537 or www.mainegardens.org in Helen's memory.

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