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 Dennis G. O'Keefe
November 01, 2006
Dennis G. O'Keefe, 56, of Lower Makefield Township, Pa. died Wednesday at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
Born in Dalton on Nov. 6, 1949, son of Eugene and Marjorie Fuller O'Keefe, he was a 1967 graduate of Wahconah Regional High School, where he served as class president for four years.
He was also a 1968 graduate of Mount Herman Prep School, and a 1972 graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he received his bachelor's degree.
He has resided in Lower Makefield Township for the past 25 years.
A Marine Corps veteran, he served in Vietnam from 1973 until being honorably discharged with the rank of first lieutenant in 1975.
Mr. O'Keefe was an insurance consultant for more than 25 years, working for himself and various insurance and financial companies.
While living in Dalton, he was a member of St. Agnes Parish.
He enjoyed golf and was a member of the Yardley (Pa.) Country Club and American Legion Post 155, Dalton.
He leaves his wife of 29 years, Rosalie Leone O'Keefe.
In addition to his wife and his parents of Dalton, he leaves a son, Brian O'Keefe of Lower Makefield Township and currently studying in Italy; three daughters, Meaghan O'Keefe of Philadelphia, Lauren O'Keefe of Boston and Erin O'Keefe of Lower Makefield Township; a brother, Brian O'Keefe of Longmeadow; and two sisters, Karen West of Dalton and Teryl O'Keefe of Crescent City, Calif.
FUNERAL NOTICE -- A Mass of Christian Burial for Dennis G. O'Keefe, who died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, will be celebrated on Saturday morning, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 752 Big Oak Road, Lower Makefield Township, Pa. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family.
The family will receive guests from 9 to 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2 International Plaza, Suite 245, Philadelphia, PA 19113. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Frank M. Immordino of BRENNA FUNERAL HOME, 340 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, N.J.
He also leaves a sister-in-law, Karin O'Keefe; two brothers-in-law, James West and Timothy Thomas; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Dennis will be remembered as a loving husband, father, son and brother.
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