Doris L. Keene

Doris L. Keene, age 78, of Potosi, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at her home. She was born on December 23, 1933, the daughter of Robert and Lauretta (McKelvey) Bartels. Doris graduated from Potosi High School and attended UW-Platteville. She was united in marriage to Walter Keene on March 26, 1953, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Doris was a lifetime member of the Davies Memorial United Church of Christ in Potosi. She enjoyed farming with her husband in rural Potosi.

Survivors include her loving husband of 59 years, Walter; their six daughters: Judy (David) Laufenberg, Cassville; Jane (Roger) Reed, Lancaster; Debra (James) Udelhoven, Fennimore; Patsy (Peter) Heberlein, Fennimore; Beth (Dwight) Kuster, Potosi; and Connie (Daniel) Cray, Potosi; fifteen grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers: Vernon (Rita) Bartels; David (Betty) Bartels; two sisters-in-law: Ruth Kerkenbush and Joan Bartels.

In addition to her parents, Doris was preceded in death by one brother, Ronald Bartels.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the Davies Memorial United Church of Christ in Potosi with Pastor Petra Streiff officiating. Burial will be in British Hollow Cemetery, Potosi. Family and friends called on Friday, November 2, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Martin Funeral Home in Potosi and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at the church. In lieu of plants and flowers, memorials may be made to the British Hollow Cemetery or the Davies Memorial United Church of Christ in loving memory of Doris L. Keene.