OSWEGO, NY – Ruth Jacquette Keefe, of Oswego died Monday July 28, 2008, in Oswego Hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Keefe was born in Oswego, the daughter of the late Henry and Dorothy (Singleton) Jacquette.
She had been a resident of Oswego for most of her life.
Mrs. Keefe graduated from St. John’s School in Oswego and Oswego High School before graduating from Oswego Normal School, and attending the New York University School of Education where she received her B. S. and M.A. degrees.
She retired from teaching in the New York City Public Schools, after teaching for more than 30 years.
She was a life member of the Oswego Country Club.
Mrs. Keefe was predeceased by husband, Ward Keefe; and her sister, Dorothy Jacquette Buskey.
She is survived by her nephew, Daniel R. Buskey of Iowa City, IA; her niece, Linda Buskey LeBlanc of Marstons Mills, MA.; and her cousins, Helen and Barbara Schilling of Oswego.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Oswego where a Requiem Mass will be celebrated by Rev. Stephen Wirkes.
Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Wednesday 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the Sugar and Scanlon Funeral Home, 147 W. Fourth St., Oswego, prior to the Mass.
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