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JOSEPH KEENOM Obituary

KEENOM, Joseph L. Of Melrose, August 28, 2025, age 75. Beloved husband of 51 years to the late Rhonda H. (Schermerhorn) Keenom. Devoted father of Hope E. Doran and husband Daniel of N. Andover, and Neil J. Keenom and wife Jessica of Peabody. Loving brother of Lora Hillis and husband James of Bedford, Linda Kay and late husband Richard of Madison, NH, Nancy Caron of NH, brother-in-law of Marshall Schermerhorn and wife Ann of Boxford, and stepbrother of Harold Hawkes of Melrose, Gary Hawkes and wife Eleanor of Wakefield, and Bruce Hawkes and wife Janet of N. Reading. Cherished grandfather of Nate and Charlotte Doran, and Jalen Keenom. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Visiting Hours at Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., MELROSE, on Tuesday, September 2, from 4-7pm, and to his Funeral Service on Wednesday, September 3, at 10am. Interment at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. For more: www.RobinsonFuneralHome.com Life Celebration by Robinson Funeral Home

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Published by Boston Globe from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31, 2025.

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