Kathleen Joyce Keefe

21 SEPTEMBRE 1952 14 SEPTEMBRE 2026

Portrait de Kathleen Joyce Keefe

Portrait de Kathleen Joyce Keefe

Célébration de la vie

QUAND:
Jeudi 8 octobre 2026 13:00 – 15:00
OÙ:
La salle Borden-Fleming

Mise en habitacle

QUAND:
Jeudi 8 octobre 2026 15:00 – 15:30
OÙ:
Cimetière militaire national

It is with broken hearts, and much too soon, we say goodbye to Kathleen Joyce Keefe (née MacKenzie). Kathy passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of September 14th, with her family by her side, after complications from a brief, but courageous battle with cancer.
A kind hearted soul, and family caregiver, Kathy who would always drop everything to be at the side of whomever needed her, or wherever she was needed. Since childhood, Kathy never complained, would go with the flow, and grateful for everything that came her way. We always had the best times reminiscing at Mom and Dad’s of our childhood, our military posting ‘roadtrips’. How fortunate we were as kids to not have much, but we had everything we could ever want…most importantly, each other.
Kathy’s happy place was family time. Whether to visit her family in Comox, getting out in Papa’s boat to go fishing, all the while enjoying the water, sharing stories, laughs and unforgettable memories.
She was gifted with having a ‘kitchen magic’. She cooked with love and baked with all her heart. She and Paddy would head to the cottage for the weekends, fully prepared meals, to enjoy family time with the kids and grandkids. Everyone loved being in Kathy’s presence, she made everyone feel special, she just let you…be you.
Kathy was predeceased by the love of her life, Patrick David Keefe (Paddy), her parents Leigh and Violet MacKenzie, brother Al, sister Dawn, and brother Wayne.
Kathy is survived by her sister Peggy (Tom), brother Ken (Juanita), her loving sons Scott (Shelley), and Bobby (Dee), her grandchildren, Cameron, Blake, and Charley and Cooper, who were her everything. There was nothing she wouldn’t do for them, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. She loved them all dearly.
A devoted wife, loving mother, a doting grandmother, Kathy leaves us with much love and a treasure of heartwarming memories. She is loved beyond words and will be missed beyond measure.
There will be a Celebration of Life at the Beechwood Funeral Home and Cemetery (280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa) to honour Kathy on Thursday, October 8th, from 1-3 pm.

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  1. To the family of Kathy,
    Please accept my sincere condolences on passing of Kathy. I met Kathy just after the Covid period as we tried to put our social life back together and we became good friends. She was a member of our 632 Orleans Seniors Club and became a member of the executive a valuable assett to the club. She could be counted on to assist with any project and to be of assistance to anyone who needed it. I will miss her friendly smile and wild sense of humour.
    She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
    May she rest in peace,
    Tom Tomaso

  2. We send our sincere Condolences in your loss of Kathy. We played Euchre and Whist with her at the Legion with the Orleans Seniors 632 group. She was our go to person for setting up things for us. She was loved by all and had a kind word for everyone. We will miss her deeply. Love Hugs and prayers to the family in the days ahead. RIP Kathy

  3. I was so saddened to hear about Kathy’s passing. I first met Kathy at our aqua fit classes about 10 years ago. Over the years, I felt like we all got to know so much about each other and our families. Kathy often spoke about her grandchildren and their activities.
    Kathy was a generous and caring person. After the derecho, she wanted to help and showed up at my place with plates of her homemade sweets, asking me to deliver them to friends who had been greatly affected.
    We will miss seeing her at the pool and at our lunches. She will be missed by many.
    My sincere condolences to her family and friends during this very difficult time.

  4. It was on a trip to the Mohawk Casino with Kathy as the trip coordinator that I realized that she was a special person. She was warm, always pleasant, and eager to help whenever an occasion presented itself. I easily concluded, she was a special person and I feel deprived in her passing.

  5. We are saddened and deeply sorry for your loss. We hadn’t known Kathy very long, we met her at cards and loved hearing her laughter and stories. She lit up the room

  6. Our deepest sympathies to her family and friends.
    Kathy was a terrific euchre player.
    Her dedication to the Wednesday Seniors group was so appreciated by all.
    Kathy’s straight forward honest approach to everything in life was so refreshing. Rest in peace.

  7. I’ve know Kathy from the legion euchre club for quite a few years as well as at the Francois Dupris pool for our aquafit exercises. We often chatted after a good workout. Kathy was always helpful, smiling and had a great sense of humour. She gave me many tips including some great baking ones. She was such a dear and I will especially miss her at the pool and euchre.

  8. Our Deepest Sympathies on Kathies passing. Our hearts are broken.
    We have only known Kathy for a few short years through the Orleans Legion Seniors Club but bonded with her immediately. We loved her stories from her youth as well as a mother and grandmother. She spoke of her boys and the grandchildren often and shared photos.
    We loved Kathy, She was a bright light, and we will miss her.
    God Bless

  9. My condolences to the family. Very sad. I really liked Cathy and we had many laughs. Sure will miss her. RIP Kathy

  10. Wishing you peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead, and loving memories to forever hold in your hearts.

  11. Deepest sympathy to you at this sad time .

  12. So sorry to hear about Kathy she was the best. I enjoyed playing cards with her every Wednesday at the Legion condolences to all her family

  13. My deepest sympathy goes out to Kathy’s family and close friends.
    I got to know her in the last year through cards at the legion. I knew that when she sat at my table I was going to have some good laughs, straight forward and honest conversations…I liked that and will miss that about her. RIP Kathy.

  14. We have all lost such a very bright light. Kathy was always quick to smile, always there to listen, always ready to help whenever and wherever needed. I’d known Kathy for only a few short years but she had such a way about her that made a person feel so comfortable around her. We had such wonderful conversations over those years, ones that I’ll dearly miss.
    I wish peace for her family, her sons, her grandchildren, for everyone who had the good fortune to be in her life.

  15. So sorry for your loss of such a beautiful soul.I worked with Kathy awhile ago at Sears. She definitely was one of my favorite people to visit and chat with

  16. Kathie, unique, interesting, fun loving and caring, Our memories of her will be in our hearts forever, gone too soon. Our sympathies to her family, she will be missed.

  17. My deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the family. She was a very pleasant person to know . She will be missed.

  18. My deepest of deep condolences to Scott, Bobby and families. Kathy was without a doubt one of my dearest, longtime friends. Oh the times we’d relive and the laughs we’d share over Paddy and Bruce’s hockey years. Memories that warm my heart every time I think of them. I will miss our hours long chats when we would catch up. RIP my dear darling friend. Forever in my heart.

  19. My sincere condolences to you & family on Kathy’s passing. Heaven has welcomed a great/sincere/funny/give the shirt off her back kind of gal who has been taken from her famly/friends/acquaintances way too soon. She is looking down on each & one of us & probably laughing If she knew we were sad. She was a great person & I was honoured to have been a part of her journey on earth.. She made me feel at home in the Euchre world. I will miss seeing her at Lunergan’s & hearing her infectious laugh. RIP my Euchre friend. I will play a hand for you. Hugs, Ann

  20. We were saddened to hear of the passing of Kathy. We met her in the spring of 2025 when we joined the card game of Whisk at the legion. She always had a smile and there to help you. Our condolences to you and her family. She will surely be missed.

  21. We will all miss this wonderful lady. My sincere condolences to family and all her friends.

  22. I was so saddened to hear of Kathy’s passing. I had the pleasure of meeting her through playing euchre at the Orléans Legion Seniors Club. She was always so happy, friendly, and full of fun, and she was such a joy to play with.

    My heartfelt condolences to her family and loved ones during this very difficult time. May the wonderful memories you shared bring you comfort in the days ahead. ❤️

  23. I’ve known Kathy for 66 years, We were together in v the late 50’s early 60’s up in Whitehorse Yukon, then they followed us to Comox , where Dawn & Kathy and I grew up in our teen age years and all 3 of us married military men and headed to Baden Germany.
    My heart goes out to all the Family. Kathy was very special person. I noticed from her picture she looked just like her Mom and was just as Sweet as her Mom.
    Now you can be with your Mom & Dad and Dawn again and tell them about all the Family. They were always such a beautiful Family.

  24. I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Kathy. She had a spark to her and a great sense of humour. I have fond memories of her at aquafit, ladies luncheons and Saturday morning garage sales. She loved sharing about her beautiful family and will be sadly missed. Rest in peace sweet soul.

  25. My condolences to her family. I have know Kathy for many years, we went to high school together in Comox, both married military men and after many years reconnected in Ottawa. She was a very special lady, a wonderful friend and always there if you needed anything. I will miss her terribly. Rest in peace my friend.

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