Dorothy Keeney's Obituary
Dorothy E. Keeney, 96, of Clinton died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center- North Campus in Clinton. Funeral services will be 10:30am Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Prince of Peace Parish Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Wednesday at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory, where a parish vigil service will be conducted at 6:30pm. Additional visitation will be from 9:30am until the service hour Thursday at Sacred Heart. Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matt Keeney, Kyle Keeney, Tim Keeney, Travis Keeney, Steve Van Goethem, Aaron, Nick and Brady McKeown, and Nathan Herron. Dorothy Evlyn Slattery was born on January 12, 1912, west of Zwingle, IA, the daughter of Frank and Nellie (Feeney) Slattery. She was a 1931 graduate of Holy Rosary High School in LaMotte, IA. She attended the University of Dubuque for 2 years, graduating with her teaching certificate. She was a schoolteacher for 8 years in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Dubuque prior to marrying Wilton F. Keeney on July 15, 1937 in Andrew, IA; he died on June 6, 2002. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish, St. Boniface Rosary Society, Dubuque County Teachers Association, PTA, and various home and school organizations.
She is survived by her children: Joe (Audrey) Keeney of Davenport, IA, Mary Ellen (Gary) Van Goethem of Moline, IL, Phil (Jeanne) Keeney of Crawfordsville, IN, and Dave Keeney of Clinton; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 5 step-great-grandchildren; sisters: Ila Thomsen and Monica Ries, both of Clinton, and one brother Ray ?Gus? (Jeanette) Slattery of Dubuque, IA.
She was preceded in death by her husband Wilton, her parents, 2 sisters, and 2 brothers.
Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospital or Mercy Hospice.
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