Edwin C. Keeney

 Edwin C. Keeney, age 72, of Mt. Hope, died on Sunday, November 9, 2008, at his home in Mt. Hope after a long battle with cancer. He was born on September 13, 1936, in  Mifflin Township, the son of Daniel and Alice (Waterman) Keeney. He graduated from  Mt.  Hope High School in 1954. On September 17, 1955, Edwin was united in marriage to Carolyn Laufenberg at St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church in  Mt. Hope. In 1969, Edwin founded Keeney Motors, which he owned and operated for nineteen years. He was a Mt. Hope Township Patrolman for ten years, and the last seven years, he was a shoe cobbler at True Value in Prairie du Chien. He was a member of St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church, served on the Village Board and was a member of the Mt. Hope Fire Department.

Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Keeney,  Mt. Hope; his children: Robert (Mary) Keeney, Mt. Hope; Daniel ( Karen) Keeney, Hazel Green; Sandra (Robert) Hull, Patch Grove; Steven (Mary) Keeney, Appleton; Gary (Lisa) Keeney, Prairie du Chien; Kristine (Patrick) Hubanks, Dodgeville; nine grandchildren; his mother, Alice Keeney, Fennimore; his brothers: Milton (Doris) Keeney, Hudson; Paul (Lois) Keeney, The Villages, FL; James Keeney, Mt. Hope.

In addition to his father, Edwin was preceded in death by a sister, Kathy.

Funeral services were held on  Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church in Mt. Hope at 10:30 a.m. with Father George Horath and Father Bart Timmerman officiating. Burial was in St. Lawrence O'Toole Cemetery,  Mt. Hope Township. Friends called on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. until  8:00 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in  Bloomington with the rosary at 3:30 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the church.