Charles F. Keck, 96, of Frederick, formerly of Pennsburg, widower of Pearl M. (Harwick) Keck, went home to the Lord on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest.
Born in Allentown, PA, he was a son of the late Frederick C. and Anna B. (Sauer) Keck.
Charles was a graduate of Allen High School and Muhlenberg College where he earned a degree in business. He was an executive with Hill Financial retiring in 1983. He also served in the United States Army during WWII where he was honored with a Purple Heart.
He was a faithful member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Red Hill where he served as Church Council President, taught Sunday School and volunteered in many other ways.
Charles had a true love for his Heavenly Father, his family and his country. He will be missed by his children, Brian L. Keck and wife, Patricia of Waquoit, MA, Eileen K., wife of Frank Dutcher of Boyertown and Marlene A., wife of Barry Hoffman of Coopersburg; grandsons, Sean Keck and wife, Emily, Kyle Hoffman, Evan Dutcher and wife, Courtney, Adam Keck and wife, Stacy, Neil Hoffman and wife, Jennifer, Benjamin Dutcher and wife, Rachel, and Scott Hoffman; and great grandchildren, Amy Hoffman and Charlie Keck.
In addition to his wife and parents, he is predeceased by sisters, Dolores Keck and Joyce Bastian; a brother, Kermit Keck; and an infant granddaughter, Katie.
To honor Charles’s wish, services will be private. Arrangements were entrusted to Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home, East Greenville, PA. Offer sympathy to the family at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to The Open Link, 452 Penn St, Pennsburg, PA 18073 or at http://www.theopenlink.org.
Born in Allentown, PA, he was a son of the late Frederick C. and Anna B. (Sauer) Keck.
Charles was a graduate of Allen High School and Muhlenberg College where he earned a degree in business. He was an executive with Hill Financial retiring in 1983. He also served in the United States Army during WWII where he was honored with a Purple Heart.
He was a faithful member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Red Hill where he served as Church Council President, taught Sunday School and volunteered in many other ways.
Charles had a true love for his Heavenly Father, his family and his country. He will be missed by his children, Brian L. Keck and wife, Patricia of Waquoit, MA, Eileen K., wife of Frank Dutcher of Boyertown and Marlene A., wife of Barry Hoffman of Coopersburg; grandsons, Sean Keck and wife, Emily, Kyle Hoffman, Evan Dutcher and wife, Courtney, Adam Keck and wife, Stacy, Neil Hoffman and wife, Jennifer, Benjamin Dutcher and wife, Rachel, and Scott Hoffman; and great grandchildren, Amy Hoffman and Charlie Keck.
In addition to his wife and parents, he is predeceased by sisters, Dolores Keck and Joyce Bastian; a brother, Kermit Keck; and an infant granddaughter, Katie.
To honor Charles’s wish, services will be private. Arrangements were entrusted to Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home, East Greenville, PA. Offer sympathy to the family at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to The Open Link, 452 Penn St, Pennsburg, PA 18073 or at http://www.theopenlink.org.
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