Beryl Blear Keddie

Beryl Blear Keddie, 87, of McKeesport, formerly of Lincoln Borough, died Friday, June 17, 2016. She was born December 19, 1928 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Albert Joseph and Fay Evans Brothers. She was wife of the late Aloysius W. Keddie who died May 20, 2005. She was a member of the former St. Mary's German Catholic Church in McKeesport. Beryl had worked for the South Allegheny School District as a monitor on the bus that provided transportation for handicapped students. She is survived by her son, James A. (Celia) Keddie of Richmond, TX, daughters, Sharon A. (Theodore) Opfar of Versailles, and Kathleen A. (John) Wilhelm of Blythedale, grandchildren, Felicity L. and Jeremy Keddie, Stacie (Loren) Fisher, Kellie (Michael) Gerlach, and Katelyn, Kayla, Karlee, and Katrinia Wilhelm, great-grandsons, Andrew Carpenter, and Jacob, Anthony and Noah Fisher, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Laureen M. Keddie, sisters, Dorothy Sullivan and Barbara Pasternack and brother, Richard Brothers. Family and friends are welcome from 5-7 pm, Friday, June 24 at the Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Boston, Elizabeth Township. (412-751-5000) Drew J. Gilbert-Director. Private burial will be in the Corpus Christy (St. Mary's German) Cemetery, McKeesport. Condolences may be made at gilbertfuneralhomeandcrematory.com