ERNA O'KEEFE
1930 - 2017
Obituary
Erna M. O'Keefe, 87, of Newton, died
Wednesday (Sept. 20, 2017) at the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
She was born on June 7, 1930, in
Newton, the daughter of Andrew and Emma Endres Schlagowsky. Erna was
raised in the Newton area, graduating from Newton High School in
1947.
She married Melvin Robert O'Keefe on
April 16, 1952, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Newton. They farmed
for 57 years until moving into Newton in 2009. Melvin died on Dec. 5,
2015.
Through the years, Erna had worked at
the area ASCS office and was a longtime member of St. Mary Catholic
Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Dianne
McCully and husband David of Wichita; grandsons, Logan (Bailey)
McCully of Kansas City, Missouri, and Ryan McCully of Wichita; and
sisters, Rita Schlagowsky and Alice TenEyck, both of Newton.
Erna is preceded in death by her
parents; husband; and sister, Doris Irene Frazey.
The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will
be said at 7 p.m. Monday (Sept. 25, 2017) at the Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 26, 2017) at St. Mary Catholic Church
in Newton. Interment will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in
Newton.
The casket will be open at the funeral
home after 1 p.m. on Monday.
A memorial has been established with
St. Mary Catholic Church or Heart and Soul Hospice. Contributions may
be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton,
KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
