Joan M. Keefe, 92

Joan (Simonson) Thornycroft Keefe passed away November 21, 2013 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Born in 1921 to Ray and Rose Simonson in Whitefish, MT, “Jo” attended St. Luke’s School of Nursing and married Cyril Randall Thornycroft in 1942. They lived in Kalispell MT after Cy returned from Army service in World War II, then moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1955, followed by living in Saint Maries for several years in the 1960’s. They returned to Coeur d’Alene in the 1970’s and Cy passed away in 1994. Jo married William Keefe in 1997 and they lived in Coeur d’Alene until he died in 2001. She lived at Fairwinds in Coeur d’Alene for 5 years before moving to Touchmark in Spokane in 2011.

Jo loved horseback riding while in MT, golfing and playing bridge with friends, gardening, knitting, family dinners and taking care of their homes. She is survived by her two daughters, Roseann Carlson of Virginia Beach, VA, and Libby Barnes of Spokane, WA, 5 grandchildren: Randy & Rachel Carlson, Wendi Haught, Franco Gasperino, and Annie Ostberg, and 7 great-grandchildren: Micah, Connor, Murphy, Maddox, Macie, Elly and Abby.

Jo’s final resting place will be Forest Lawn Cemetery in Coeur d’ Alene.