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Cornelius (Skip) Joseph Keim III

Cornelius (Skip) Joseph Keim III, 79, beloved husband, father, grandpa, great-grandpa and friend, passed away peacefully and entered into eternal peace May 10, 2020.

Skip was born in Columbia, PA, to the late Cornelius and Helen (Campbell) Keim. He graduated from Columbia High School and served his country proudly aboard the U.S.S. Harlan R Dixon.

Following service to his country, Skip earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Old Dominion University and attained his Certified Public Accounting license. He was a long time business associate with the Walborn Shambach Accounting firm.

Skip’s joys in life were many; he loved spending time with his family and he loved the outdoors. He enjoyed 57 years of marriage with the love of his life, Linda (Everly) Keim. Skip enjoyed fishing on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and hunting with his lifelong friend Jim Burger. He was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church and volunteered at Good Shepherd Catholic School serving lunches to the students and delivering bread to the Bethesda Mission.

In addition to his loving wife Linda, Skip is survived by his three children, Letitia Luvison (Tom), of Lewisberry, Neal (Donna-Jean), of Cary, NC, Janice Duquette (David), of Reading; and eight grandchildren; Kyle (Samantha), Emily, and Sara Luvison, Joshua and Matthew Keim, Derek, Isaac, and Nathan Duquette; and three great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Reagan and Grant Luvison. He is also survived by three sisters, Bernadette (Jerry) Evans, Elizabeth (Lester) Graham and Odilia (Jack) McDonald.

Skip was preceded in death by parents, Cornelius Jr. and Helen Keim; infant brother, Joachim Keim; brother, Gerard Keim; and sisters, Maryanne Reisinger and Mauritia Murry.

Skip’s family would like to express their thanks to the caregivers at Arden Courts of Susquehanna for their compassion and kindness during his stay with them.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 26, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church 409 Cherry Street, Columbia, PA 17512 with a graveside service to follow at Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens, in Columbia.