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The daughter of Theresa (Rogers) McKenna and William J. McKenna, Jean was born and educated in Worcester. She graduated from Regis College and received her Master's Degree in Education from Worcester State College. She taught in Shrewsbury and Worcester prior to getting married. With her husband Richard T. O'Keefe, who predeceased her in 2001, she raised her family in such locations as Carmel, California; Nanuet, New York; Stamford, Connecticut; and New Canaan, Connecticut.
Jean was President of the New Canaan Woman's Club and on the boards of many philanthropic organizations. She also taught religious education at St. Aloysius Church in New Canaan.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Keefe traveled extensively during his career in the FBI and also as Security Director of Texaco and Olin Chemical. They retired to Harwichport in 1990. Jean was a member of the Regis College Alumni Association, the Holy Trinity Women's Guild, the CONCH group and many other Cape organizations.
She is survived by her two daughters, Kathleen O'Keefe and Maureen Capuano; her six sons, John (and his wife Paula), Richard (and his wife Caryn), William (and his wife Ann), Brian (and his wife Sharman), Kevin (and his wife Karen), Brendan (and his wife Melanie) and 13 grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held at the Morris, O'Connor and Blute Funeral Home in Harwich on Thursday, July 22 from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. The funeral Mass will be held at the Holy Trinity Church on Friday, July 23 at 11:00 a.m with burial to follow at the Island Pond Cemetery in Harwich. Memorial donations may be made in Mrs. O'Keefe's name to The Family Pantry, 133 Queen Anne Road, Harwich, MA 02645 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod, 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601 or the Holy Trinity Church PO Box 428 West Harwich, MA 02671. Notes of sympathy and comfort may be made to the family at
www.MorrisOConnorBlute.com
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Memories and Condolences
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Lauren OKeefe
July 29, 2010
I am so sorry to hear about this. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Grandma Jean you will be missed!
Lauren O'Keefe
July 29, 2010
I am very sorry to hear about this. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Grandma Jean you will be missed.
Lauren O'Keefe
July 29, 2010
I am very sorry to hear about this. Grandma Jean you will be missed. Love you.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
July 27, 2010
To my life long O'keefe friends,
I have so many fond and fun memories of hanging with your family on Hiawatha. Your mom was one great lady who ran a tight ship! She will be missed,but in time I hope the fun memories will creep back in for all of you. Love and Prayers, Lisa Clarke Tomlinson
Josh Okeefe
July 23, 2010
Love You Grandma
Bob & Judy Adams
July 22, 2010
John & Paula ,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this differcult time.
Patty O'Toole
July 21, 2010
Sending my condolences to John and Paula during this very sad and difficult time.
Pam Paxton
July 21, 2010
Bill and Family,
I'm so very sorry to learn of your loss. My thoughts are with you.
Jerry Loftus
July 21, 2010
To the O'Keefe family
Longing For One More Day When we lose someone we love it seems that time stands still. What moves through us is a silence... a quiet sadness... A longing for one more day... one more word... one more touch... We may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget. We will see you again some day, in a heavenly place where there is no parting. A place where there are no words that mean good-bye.
Jerry Loftus
July 21, 2010
To The O'Keefe family,
Our thoughts and Prayers go out to you all.
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