Karen L. Keck (63) of Mattoon, formerly of Trowbridge and Neoga

Karen L. Keck, 63, of Mattoon, formerly of Trowbridge and Neoga, died at 1:05 P.M. Friday, January 19, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 23 in the St. Mary Of The Assumption Church of Neoga with the Rev. Father Sunder Ery officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday in the Swengel-O'Dell Funeral Home of Neoga, with a Parish Rosary at 7:30 P. M. Monday. Burial will be in the St. Patrick Cemetery of Trowbridge, IL. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

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Karen was born February 13, 1954, in Mattoon, Illinois, the daughter of Charles R. and Nora "Evelyn" (Cox) Keck. She was a member of the St. Mary of The Assumption Church in Neoga and a former member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church of Trowbridge, IL. Karen enjoyed helping people and she was a retired registered Nurse, employed be the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center of Coles County, Illinois, she set-up and taught pre-natal classes for several years. She enjoyed sewing, reading, and doing needle work.

Karen leaves a special friend, Paul Adkins of rural Neoga, IL: three brothers, Charles Keck of Windsor, IL, Jim Keck of Long Beach, CA and Dave Keck and wife Patty of Trowbridge, IL; two sisters, Agnes Halcomb and her husband Huey of Athens, IL and Phyllis Huckstep of Mattoon, IL; several nieces and nephews.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents; one brother Gene Keck; one sister–in-law, Sharon Keck; one niece, Kerry Keck.