Kurt P. Keene Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Kurt P. Keene of Manteno, Illinois, born in DeKalb, Illinois, who passed away on August 16, 2024 at the age of 81. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Kurt P. Keene to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Kurt farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Kurt is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Dr. Paul Merritt and Eileen (Blackman). He is survived by: his sons, Wade Keene (Glynis) of Homewood, IL and Andrew Keene of Cincinnati, OH; his grandson Stewart Paul Keene of Seattle, WA; his siblings, David Keene (Suzie) of Colorado, Linda Kilgore (Jo) of Pontiac and Susan Melcher (Art) of Mercer, Wisconsin; and his former wife Cheryl Hammett Keene of DeKalb, IL. He is also survived by the mother of his children; as well as several nieces and nephews.
