Relationship to conference: Wife of retired elder, Rev. Dudley A. Keech, who died in 2014
Date of death: Oct. 5, 2020 at age 101
Arrangements: A graveside funeral service will take place at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at State Line Cemetery in Harmony (32029 State Line Road).
Appointment information: Rev. Dudley A. Keech was ordained as a deacon in 1941 and as an elder in 1944. He served Minnesota congregations in Blooming Prairie, Lansing, Kellogg, Weaver, Gordonsville, Glenville, Lake Benton, Ivanhoe, Hendricks, Heron Lake, Okabena, Winnebago, Pine River, Pequot Lakes, West Concord, and Kenyon. Rev. Keech retired in 1982.
Dolores Keech is survived by her children, Diane (Ken) Jolin, Cheryl (Dick) Boyd, and Douglas (Ro) Keech; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Dudley Keech; parents, Elmer and Elma Peterson; and brother, Wilbur Peterson.
Cards of condolence can be sent to Cheryl Boyd at 3551 W. 91st Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57108.
Memorials are preferred to Emma Norton Services or AseraCare Hospice Care.
A death notice was published in the Argus Leader and one will appear soon in the St. Cloud Times. A complete obituary will soon appear on the Miller Funeral Home website.
Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
122 West Franklin Avenue, Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 870-0058