Lowell D. Keich

Lowell D. Keich

Lowell D. Keich, 67, of Tamaqua, passed away on Dec. 19, 2025.

Known for his love of classic automobiles and the outdoors, Lowell was happiest when working on his 1964 Buick Riviera or mountain biking through the Pennsylvania landscape.

A former vice president of Keich Motors, Lowell combined his professional expertise with a lifelong passion for cars.

He was a man of many interests from shooting pool with the East End Fire Company to the quiet companionship of his beloved cats. Above all, Lowell cherished family time, especially the annual summer trips to Ocean City, which remained a high point of his year.

Lowell was a1976 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School and a longtime member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tamaqua.

Born in Coaldale on Oct. 13, 1958, he was a son of the late Paul John and Ethel L. (Houser) Keich.

Lowell also was predeceased by his niece, Susan Keich.

Surviving are brothers, Allen Keich and his wife, Maude, John W. Keich and his wife, Jeanine, and Owen M. Keich; nieces and nephews, Amy Kistler, Kelly Surotchak, Brian Keich, Mark Keich, Kaitlyn Herling, Rachel Hoke, Alyssa Whiting and Derek O. Keich; and great-nieces and great-nephews. Lowell also was survived by his former companion, Antionette Schucavage.

Service: Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 655 E. Broad St., Tamaqua. Funeral service 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, funeral home, with the Rev. Dillion Epler officiating. Private interment, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Tamaqua. Call 5-7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials in Lowell's name may be made to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 E. Mauch Chunk St., Tamaqua, PA 18252. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com.