Katherine Hallinan Keehfus O'Ree

Katherine O’Ree, 89, of Fairmount and formerly of Jordan died Wednesday. Born in Syracuse she was a native of Split Rock and graduated from Split Rock HS in 1939, Powelson’s Business Institute and I.B.M. Business School. She worked for Drs. Boudreau, Dyer and Boudreau at Twin Elms Psychiatric Hospital and later she worked as a secretary for the Onondaga County Sheriff Dept before retiring in 1982 after 18 years. Katherine was a communicant of Holy Family Church, a member of American Legion Post 1127 Auxiliary, Camillus Woman’s Republican Club and AARP. She was predeceased by her husbands Robert W. Keehfus in 1953 and Lloyd O’Ree in 1996. Survived by two daughters Judith (Ed) Priest of Marcellus and Mary Jo Colello of Onondaga Hill; a son John (Mary Dee) Keehfus of Fayetteville; a stepson Vincent O’Ree; six grandchildren, Brian and Colleen Smiley, Tomlin and Madison Keehfus and Courtney and Lindsey Colello; several nieces and nephews; and her extended “family” Joseph and Diane Volcko and their sons Ryan and Joseph. Calling hours are 4 to 7 pm Friday at B.L. Bush & Sons, 10 Genesee St, Camillus. Services are 8:30 am Saturday at funeral home and 9 am at Holy Family Church, Fairmount. Burial will be private. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made CNY SPCA, 5878 E. Molloy Road, Syracuse, NY 13211 Please sign her guestbook at www.BLBUSH.com Deep peace of the running wave to you Deep peace of the flowing air to you Deep peace of the quiet earth to you Deep peace of the shining stars to you Deep peace of the watching shepherds to you Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you An Olde Gaelic blessing Safely Home I am home in heaven, dear ones; Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever, Safely home in heaven at last. There is work still waiting for you, So you must not idly stand; Do it now while life remaineth- You shall rest in God’s own land. When that work is al completed, He will gently call you Home; Oh, the rapture of that meeting, Oh, the joy to see you come!

Katherine Hallinan Keehfus O'Ree

December 8, 2010