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Owen P. Keenan Jr.

August 29, 1924 - April 27, 2008

Biography

Mr. Owen P. Keenan Jr., 83, of Milford died Sunday (April 27, 2008) at the SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation Center for Milford, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Irene M. (McCarthy) Keenan.

He was born in Milford, the son of the late Owen P. and the late Mary E.(Gallagher) Keenan and was a life-long Milford resident.

Mr. Keenan attended the former St. Mary's parochial schools and graduated from the former St. Mary's High School in 1941. He enrolled in Holy Cross College in Worcester upon high school graduation but left college in 1943 to serve his country in the US Army until 1945. He then re-enrolled and graduated from Holy Cross College in 1948. He later earned a Masters degree in Education from Boston College.

He taught Latin, French, and Music in the Natick public school system for over (30) years retiring in 1982. He also was employed as a sales clerk both part-time and full-time at the former Jordan Marsh Company in Framingham for (40) years.

Mr. Keenan was a WWII US Army veteran having participated in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns and battles.

He was a life-long communicant of St. Mary's Church, a member of the Board of Directors of the "Friends of the Old St. Mary's Cemetery", the "Purple Knights" of Holy Cross College, the Holy Cross Clubs of Worcester and Cape Cod, the Boston Steinway Society, the Cultural Center of Bass River, the Airedale Club of Massachusetts, and a charter member of the Worcester Chapter of the "Battle of the Bulge." He also had served as a volunteer at the Milford Senior Center.

Besides his wife of (50) years, he leaves (3) sons, Owen P. Keenan III and his wife, Bridget, of Burbank, CA, Paul G. Keenan and his wife, Elizabeth, of Shrewsbury, MA, and John F. Keenan and his wife, Michelle, of Lincoln, RI; (1) brother, Peter F. Keenan of Quincy, MA; (1) sister, Mary McKinnon of Naples, FLA; (8) grandchildren, Jack, Matthew, Erin, Julia, Caroline, and Bridget Keenan, and Molly and Hannah Hart; several nieces and nephews.

His funeral with Military Honors will be held on Thursday morning (May 1st) at 9:30AM from the Edwards Memorial Funeral Home, 44 Congress Street, Milford MA followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30AM in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 19 Winter Street, Milford MA. Burial will follow in the Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Cedar Street (Rte.85.) Milford MA. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday (April 30th) from 5PM to 8PM, at the Edwards Memorial Funeral Home.

Facts

Born: August 29, 1924
Place of Birth: Milford Massachusetts
Death: April 27, 2008
Place of Death: Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center for Milford
Occupation: School Teacher and Sales Clerk

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Services

Funeral Mass

Thu. May 1, 2008 , 10:30AM at St. Mary of the Assumption Church
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BURIAL

Thu. May 1, 2008 at The Old St. Mary's Cemetery
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VISITATION

Wed. April 30, 2008 , 5PM - 8PM at Edwards Memorial Funeral Home
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