Katherine A. Keefe

Keefe, Katherine A. COHOES Katherine A. Maloney Keefe, 68, of Edward St. Cohoes, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at her residence embraced by her loving family. Born in Cohoes, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Grace Lavin Maloney and beloved wife of Daniel L. Keefe of Cohoes. Katherine was a lifelong resident of Cohoes. She graduated from Catholic Central High School and attended Russell Sage College in Troy. Katherine retired as a sales tax auditor with the NYS Department of Tax & Finance after 17 years of service. Prior to that, she was employed with National Legal Supply and was the secretary of the Cohoes Catholic school system at the former St. Agnes School. She was an avid reader and enjoyed shopping. Along with many of her humanitarian efforts, Katherine was an environmentalist and she once spent a year with the Catholic Indian Mission in British Columbia. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Katherine's true passion was the love of her family. She cherished the times they spent together and they were the focus of her life. She valued the company of her many friends. Katherine was a communicant of St. Bernard's Church in Cohoes. In addition to her husband, Danny, she is survived by her loving children and their spouses, Amy Elizabeth and Douglas Fraioli of N. Greenbush and Timothy P. and Carol Keefe of Cohoes; adored grandchildren, Conor Matthew and Logan Patrick Keefe; devoted siblings, Grace (Ray) Simmons of Wilton, William F. (Maribeth) Maloney, Kenneth S. (Wilma) Maloney, all of Cohoes and Owen (Dorothy) Maloney of Belchertown, Mass.; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ltd., 105 Vliet Blvd., Cohoes, Wednesday morning at 8:30. Mass of Christian Burial from St. Bernard's Church at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Cohoes. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. Those wishing to remember Katherine, may make contributions in her memory to the Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Rd., Rensselaer, NY 12144.