Patrick O'Keefe
Rosary for Patrick J. O'Keefe, 71, of Meridian, who died
Saturday, Oct. 12, at a Boise hospital, will be recited at
7:30 p.m. Monday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Meridian.
Mass of Christian Burial will be cele-brated at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. The Rev,
Father Douglas Riffle will be the celebrant. Interment
will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Nampa.
He was born Nov. 27, 1913, at Silver City, a son of David
and Margaret Leahy O'Keefe. He moved with his family
to Nampa in 1924, where he attended St. Paul's Catholic
school and Nampa High School, graduating in 1930. He
married Dolores White of Mountain Home on June 24, 1935, in
Nampa, and they made their home in the Boise valley most of
their married life. He was an executive with
Albertsons, Inc., and served as district manager in the
Boise area and later in the Spokane area. He retired
in 1974 after 34 years with the company. He was a
member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and a life member of
Boise Lodge No. 310, B.P.O.E.
Survivors include his wife, of Meridian; two sons, Michael
A. O'Keefe. of Sandpoint, and Anthony D. O'Keefe, of Lenexa,
Kan.; a daughter, Patricia O'Keefe Easton, of Missoula,
Mont.; a brother, Arthur O'Keefe, of Nampa; a sister, Maye
Potter, of Nampa; 14 grandchildren, three nieces, a nephew,
and a cousin, Patrick O'Keefe, of Boise. He was
preceded in death by his parents. Friends may call
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and from 9 a.m. until 10
a.m. on Tuesday at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel of Nampa and
may meet at the church for both services.
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