Edward Michael Keating, Sr.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Surrounded by his loving wife and family Edward Michael Keating Sr., age 92, peacefully passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at his home. He was born March 10, 1920, in Fulton, the son of John Francis Keating Sr. and Mary Eva Erie Keating. One of 15 children, he was raised on a farm three miles west of Fulton and attended Fulton Schools. He was a member of the Class of 1939. He left the area in 1946, serving in the Coast Guard reserve in California. He spent the following two years in the Pacific working for Guam Dredging. Upon returning home, Ed met the love of his life, Patricia Sue Warzel. Together with her sister Edith Warzel and Bernard Gorman, They were married June 9, 1949, in a double wedding ceremony at Mary Queen of Angels Church in Fort Scott. Ed remained a life-long member of the parish.

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