John Keepers

Mr. John Louis Keepers 67, of Frederick ,Maryland passed away on Monday, January 17 ^th , 2011 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Troxell Keepers. They were married for 43 years.Born January 5, 1944 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Louis Anthony Keepers and Rita Sanders Keepers.

He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Frederick.

John graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Emmitsburg in 1961. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam from 1962 to 1965. Mr. Keepers retired from Allegheny Power in 2000 after working in line construction and maintenance for 34 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus 3 ^rd Degree of Middletown and 4 ^th Degree, Bishop McNamara Assembly. He was a member of the Local U.W.U.A 102Q, the Frederick Baseball Association for 25 plus years, the American Legion Post 11 and a former member of the Elks #684. He volunteered with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Frederick.

John was known to his grandson Logan as “Big Dude”.

In addition to his loving wife Mary he is survived by his four children, a daughter, Monica (Ramsburg) Kirkpatrick and husband Kevin, a son, Louis R. Keepers and wife Khris, a son, John Henry Keepers and a daughter, Rita Keepers, his grandchildren, Makenzie and Logan ”Little Dude”  Keepers, Cassie and Joshua Kirkpatrick, great grandsons Paulie and Anthony, a sister, Jane Morningstar and a brother, Leonard Keepers.

He is preceded in death by a son Alex John Keepers and a granddaughter, Ashley M. Ramsburg and a sister, Louise Eckert Reeves.

The family will receive friends at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick on Friday, January 21 ^st from 2-4 and 7-9PM. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 116 East 2 ^nd Street, Frederick on Saturday, January 22 ^nd at 10:00 AM with Father Richard Gray officiating.

Interment will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Louis R. Keepers, John H. Keepers, Kevin Kirkpatrick, George M. Eckert, William Eckert, Russell Morningstar. Honorary pallbearers will be Makenzie Keepers, Logan Keepers, Joshua Kirkpatrick and Cassie Kirkpatrick.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the IAFF Local 3756, “Alex Keepers Hardship Fund”, PO Box 4080, Leesburg, VA 20177 or in memory of his granddaughter Ashley Ramsburg to the ARC of Frederick, 620A Research Drive, Frederick, MD 21703.