12/7/30 ~ 5/25/03
On Sunday May 25, 2003, our loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Colleen Taylor Keetch passed away in St. George, Utah at the age of 72, after a short courageous battle with cancer.
Colleen was born on December 7, 1930 in Lehi, Utah to Gerald Roger and Mabel Briggs Taylor.
She married El Don P. Keetch on February 16, 1950 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
She attended schools in Lehi and graduated from Lehi High School in 1949, where she was active in the pep club and the band.
She held several part-time jobs throughout her life, but her most important work was that of homemaker devoting herself fully to her husband and children. We will always remember her generous heart and willingness to serve. She loved to read, knit, crochet, and all types of crafts, in addition to gardening and genealogy. She was also a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
Colleen was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she served in many capacities during her life. The church was a very important part of Colleen's life. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband El Don, St. George; children: Craig Lee, Butte, MT; Bruce (Yvonne) Keetch, Santa Clara; Jane (Wayne) Prestgard, American Fork; and Diana (Brent) Neil, Lindon; 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Additional survivors include her sister, Geraldine (Abe) Ekins, Lehi.
She was preceded in death by two daughters,
Kathryn Keetch and Susan Carson; a granddaughter, Karina Keetch; and her brother, Howard Roger Taylor.
Funeral will be held Saturday, May 31, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lindon
Second Ward Chapel, 610 West 100 South, Lindon. Friends may call Friday evening from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Olpin Family Mortuary Chapel, 494 South 300 East Pleasant Grove and at the church on Saturday from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery.