Harold E. Keck

Harold E. Keck, 70, of Mascoutah, IL, born May 8, 1940 in Belleville, IL, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 in Shelby County, IL.


Harold was a crew leader for GARDA, an armoured car courier; a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Mascoutah; former past president and member of the Mascoutah Rotary Club; was an original member of the Championship Black Knights; and a 1958 graduate of Belleville Township High School.


He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Pearl, nee Ruckriegel, Keck; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Charles and Lorene Tribout.


He is survived by his wife, Judith, nee Tribout, Keck whom he married in Belleville, IL on Nov. 28, 1959; a son, William “Bill” Keck of Mascoutah, IL; two grandchildren, Austin and Kayla Keck of Mascoutah, IL; a brother, Irvin (Helen) Keck of Winston Salem, NC; three nephews and numerous friends.


Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 2001 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131, or St. John United Church of Christ, 55 W. Church St., Mascoutah, IL 62258.


Visitation: from 2 to 3 PM Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 at St. John United Church of Christ in Mascoutah, IL.


Funeral: a memorial service will be held at 3 PM Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 at St. John United Church of Christ with the Rev. Hugh Fitz officiating. Private burial is in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, IL on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.