JOHN KEITH JR.

IRONTON -- Funeral mass for John Ralph Keith Jr. of Ironton will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ste. Marie Du Lac Catholic Church. The Rev. Anthony Gaydos will officiate, with burial in Arcadia Valley Memorial Park.

Keith, 58, died Tuesday, April 23, 1996, at his home.

He was born Sept. 24, 1937, at Ironton, son of John R. and Elizabeth Rieke Keith Sr. He and Ruth Ann Pannebecker were married Nov. 13, 1965.

Keith was an agent with Farm Bureau Insurance more than 20 years. He was a member of Ste. Marie Church, Democrat Club, Elks, past president of the parish council and worked with the Salvation Army. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife; a son, John Keith III of Jackson; a daughter, Tammy Keith of Farmington; a sister, Rosalee Clervi of Chesterfield, and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.