In the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Friday, December 8, 2023, Bruce D. Keefer, who was 80 years old and lived on S. Tulpehocken Street in Pine Grove, passed away.
Born in Danville on December 13, 1942, he was the son of Bruce H. Keefer, who passed away, and Annie Ward Keefer, who also passed away.
Bruce graduated from Southern Columbia High School in 1962. He was a student there. Having served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, he was a veteran of the service.
Within the Pine Grove location of Penn Dye, Bruce was employed in the shipping department.
In addition to being a member of the Donaldson United Methodist Church, he was also a member of the Pine Grove Masonic Lodge #409 F. & A.M.
Additionally, he was preceded in death by two sisters.
Surviving are his wife Carolyn Kimmel Keefer; two daughters, Kimberly and husband Lee Tobin, Shelly Brommer and companion Irvin Weiler, both of Pine Grove; 8 grandchildren, Christopher and wife Stefanie Keefer, Samantha and husband Bryce Becker, Dakotah Adams and companion Josh Degnan, Katelynn Tobin and companion Robert MacNeal, Caleb Brommer and companion Amy Kimmel, Gabrielle and husband Daniel Howerton, Joshua Tobin and Jocelyn Tobin; 9 great grandchildren, Wyatt and Brailynn Keefer, Mason and Olivia Shepard, Finnley, Lily and Zoey Howerton, August and Thea MacNeal; two brothers David Keefer of Catawissa, John Keefer of Philadelphia; nieces and nephews and his beloved dog, Champ.
The funeral services will be performed at the H. L. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc. in Pine Grove on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at one o’clock in the afternoon. Pastors David Botzer and Irvin Weiler will preside over the ceremony. At the funeral home, there will be a viewing on Thursday, December 14, 2023, beginning at noon and continuing until one o’clock in the afternoon. After the service, the burial will take place at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville.
Please consider making a donation to Wounded Warriers, Inc., located at 1117 Country Club Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011, in place of sending flowers. The family would appreciate your generosity.
