Robert E. Keefe

Robert E. “Bob/Crusher” Keefe, currently of Nashua, NH passed away Monday, January 27, 2025. Bob is a veteran of the Korean war, and was a retired Lt. of the Lowell Fire Department. He was predeceased by his wife Winnifred A. Keefe on November 10, 2019. They married on February 15, 1958, and made their home in Lowell, MA. Bob coached little league for AYO when his children were young, and was a member of St. Vincent De Paul, Nights of Columbus, and the Elks. He enjoyed acting and was a member of several local theater groups in Lowell and Brooksville, FL. He was an avid Golfer and member of Nabnasset and Cape Neddick Country Clubs, and he loved a good game of cribbage. He is survived by 6 Children - Robert E. Keefe, Jr. and wife Robin Pancygrau Keefe, Cynthia R. (Keefe) Levandowski and husband Joel, Michael S. Keefe, Kevin F. Keefe and wife Kathleen, James S. Keefe and wife Christina, and daughter Katherine A. (Keefe) Donovan. Bob had multiple grandkids including Robert Keefe the 3rd, Joseph Keefe, Ryan Keefe, Krysta Levandowski, Joel Levandowski, Patrick Keefe, Matthew Keefe, Megan Keefe, Emily Keefe, Amanda Keefe, James Keefe, Avery Keefe, Jacob Donovan, Rachel Donovan, Samantha Vrooman and Henry Pancygrau. He has great grandchildren David Donovan, Eileen Donovan, Willow Keefe, Callahan Keefe, and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by grandchildren Erin Keefe, Keefe Donovan, and David F. Donovan. He also helped bury his beloved daughter-in-law Dottie Keefe. He was a member and ecumenical minister at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church while living in Lowell, and St. Christopher Catholic Church in York, ME in summer, and St. Joan of Arc, Spring Hill, FL in the winter. 

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