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Sudden Death of John OKeefe Sr Pioneer of Box Butte Dies
John O'Keefe Sr. died suddenly last Saturday at his home on North Box Butte Avenue in Hemingford. He sat reading in an arm chair when death came swiftly. his daughter Mary was nearby. A large funeral followed at Holy Rosary Church with Knights of Columbus and relatives from Iowa, California, and Missouri in attendance. He was born in Ireland in 1842, lived in Boston and Fulton, Illinois, and moved to Box Butte County in 1886, serving as treasurer, postmaster at Hemingford, and public worker. Interment was at the Catholic cemetery beside his wife. Continues were paid by many friends and local organizations.
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John O'Keefe
Box Butte Avenue
Mary
O'Keefe
John
Tom
Mr. O'Keefe
Nebraska
Tll
Dan O'Keefe
City
Will Keefe
Clinton
Iowa
Eliza Mahar
St. Joseph
Joan
Coleman
Oakland
Cal
Boston
Mass
Holy Rosary Church
Knights of Columbus
County Limerick
Ireland
Green Isle
Fulton
Ill
Sarah Kelly
Dixon, I
Box Butte County
Hemingford
O’keefe
Butte County
Father McNamara
Celebant
Father Becker
Crawford
Father Roach
Knights of Columbus and Elk Orders
Alliance Herald Force
Daughters of Isabella