1934
Keith
2019
Keith Geary
August 2, 1934 — May 27, 2019
Keith Patricia Geary (nee Detwiler), age 84, of Wayne, PA, passed away on May 27, 2019.
Keith was born and raised in Wayne, PA.
After graduating from Radnor in 1953, Keith joined the Navy as a WAVE, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. Keith received medical training and was assigned to the Bethesda National Naval Medical Center.
After serving for three years Keith requested, and was granted, an honorable discharge so that she could get married.
In addition to raising her family, Keith worked periodically throughout her life.
She spent several years as a cashier at Radnor High School cafeteria.
After her retirement, she and a friend attended an exercise class at the Wayne Senior Center. One thing led to another and Keith began working at the center as a volunteer. She enjoyed sharing her talent in sewing, quilting, and knitting with others at the Center.
Keith loved the beach, and enjoyed gardening. She had fond memories of tending her grandfather's victory garden on Conestoga Road and sharing the produce with the less fortunate.
Keith was the beloved wife of the late Robert B. Geary, the loving mother of Janice Rolinski (Curt), Kathryn Viguers (Scott), R. Wesley Geary, Jennifer Wachsmuth (James); caring grandmother of Tara, Merrilee, Sandra, Madison, Sam, Laine. She is survived by her beloved cat Willy. She was predeceased by her brothers Ted and Dave Detwiler.
Relatives and friends are invited to greet her family Monday, June 3, 2019, 10:30
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11:30 AM at The Donohue Funeral Home, 366 W Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA
19087, 610-989-9600, followed by her Memorial Service at 11:30 AM. Interment at a later date.
Contributions in Keith's memory may be made to the Wayne Senior Center, 108 Station Rd, Wayne, PA 19087.
Keith was born and raised in Wayne, PA.
After graduating from Radnor in 1953, Keith joined the Navy as a WAVE, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. Keith received medical training and was assigned to the Bethesda National Naval Medical Center.
After serving for three years Keith requested, and was granted, an honorable discharge so that she could get married.
In addition to raising her family, Keith worked periodically throughout her life.
She spent several years as a cashier at Radnor High School cafeteria.
After her retirement, she and a friend attended an exercise class at the Wayne Senior Center. One thing led to another and Keith began working at the center as a volunteer. She enjoyed sharing her talent in sewing, quilting, and knitting with others at the Center.
Keith loved the beach, and enjoyed gardening. She had fond memories of tending her grandfather's victory garden on Conestoga Road and sharing the produce with the less fortunate.
Keith was the beloved wife of the late Robert B. Geary, the loving mother of Janice Rolinski (Curt), Kathryn Viguers (Scott), R. Wesley Geary, Jennifer Wachsmuth (James); caring grandmother of Tara, Merrilee, Sandra, Madison, Sam, Laine. She is survived by her beloved cat Willy. She was predeceased by her brothers Ted and Dave Detwiler.
Relatives and friends are invited to greet her family Monday, June 3, 2019, 10:30
-
11:30 AM at The Donohue Funeral Home, 366 W Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA
19087, 610-989-9600, followed by her Memorial Service at 11:30 AM. Interment at a later date.
Contributions in Keith's memory may be made to the Wayne Senior Center, 108 Station Rd, Wayne, PA 19087.
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