![]() His grandfather a few greats back, James Duane, was a Founding Father and first post-colonial Mayor of New York City. His grandfather was the CEO of then Boston institution, department store Jordan Marsh. He grew up in Waban, Massachusetts, where the family moved when his father completed his service and became a labor lawyer. The world lost a standout man on Jwhen Alexander Duane Welch passed away peacefully at age 78.īorn in 1944 to the late Barbara and Alexander Welch in Pensacola, Florida, where his father was based in the Navy, Alex was raised to value service and do things properly. In lieu of flowers, donations in LaFerne’s name can be made to The Blawenburg Reformed Church, 424 Route 518, Blawenburg, NJ 08504. Internment will be on Saturday, June 24 at the Richfield Cemetery at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life Ceremony at Blawenburg Reformed Church on County Highway Route 518 on Friday, June 23 at 3 p.m. Keller her sisters Miriam Sheaffer and Naomi Shellenberger and her brothers Sonny, Donald, and Elvin Shirk. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene H. She is also survived by her sister Eunice Auker and brother Stanley (LaDonna) Shirk, all residing in Richfield, PA her two grandchildren, Alex Kwiatkowski of Nashville, TN, and Julianne Kwiatkowski of Wayne, PA as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Keller (Kathryn Williams) of Lambertville, NJ. Keller (Joseph Kwiatkowski) of Holland, PA, and Jared M. She is survived by her loving children Gene H. One of her favorite things to do was to make homemade candy including lollipops, chocolates, and peanut brittle for the church’s annual Christmas bazaar. Most recently she attended The Blawenburg Reformed Church where she served as an elder for several years. LaFerne had a strong faith and was very active in the churches that she attended. Throughout the years, she remained close to a small core group of girls who affectionately called her “Mom.” LaFerne was the leader of both a Girl Scout troop and an Explorer Scout High Adventure Post from 1966-1979. She spent many years teaching Sunday School, being a Girl Scout Leader and babysitting for her grandchildren. ![]() ![]() She continued to teach in Hightstown, NJ, until they started their family.Įven though LaFerne retired from teaching, she continued to be actively involved with children during her lifetime. She began her career teaching first grade in Oxford, NJ, and moved to Princeton, NJ, in 1953 after her marriage to Gene Keller Sr. She was the first person in her family to graduate from college and earned her degree in Elementary Education from Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1949. She was born in Richfield, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 1926. Keller, age 97, died peacefully and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family.
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