Nicole Keefe

February 14, 2015

Nicole Denise Ferris Keefe, 43, of Barrick Drive, Duncannon, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at her Penn Twp. home surrounded by her family, after losing her battle with cancer.   Born January 16, 1972 in Tunkannock, she is the daughter of Kevin and Helen (Waltman)  Ferrisf of New Albany, PA   She was a 1990 graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School; she graduated from Mansfield University in 1994 with a BS in Nursing and earned her masters degree in 2013.  Following in the footsteps of her grandmother Maggie Ferris, Nicole took nursing to heart.  Over her career she had worked in elderly care, as a cardiac pre/post op ICU nurse and most recently at SCA Grandview Surgical and Laser Center in Camp Hill as a pre/post op nurse until her illness prevented her from caring for others.   September  3, 1994 Nicole married Kevin M. Keefe, the love of her life, and together they had four sons.  Kevin and Nicole where high school sweethearts and had dated for 6 years prior to marriage.  The center of Nicole's life  was her sons and her family.  Whatever her sons were participating in , there you would find Nicole.  Whether it was in the stands cheering for Travis to stride a little harder in  track or cross country, or if it was  on the side of the wrestling mat cheering for Kaleb to get that pin, or on the baseball diamond cheering Zach to make that pitch, or if it was on the gridiron cheering Ryan to make that tackle, she was there.......her boys were her life.  in her spare time she enjoyed photography and gardening.  Being raised on their family farm, Nicole had a passion for the dairy farmers and the industry and she had a great love for her horses.  Next time you hear a Tim McGraw song, think of Nicole and  "Live Like You Were Dying."      In addition to her parents, Nicole is survived by her huband Kevin, four sons, Travis, Kaleb, Zachery and Ryan. A brother, Calvin Ferris and wife Susan of Collegeville, PA  Mother in law, Judith Looney and husbnd William of Wyalusing, PA  Father in law Edward Keefe and wife Dianne of New Albany PA; brothers in law, Brian Keefe and wife Jeryl of Danielsville PA, Cassidy Shultz of Hazelton, PA and Timothy Shultz of Troy; Sister in law Melissa Keefe of Wyalusing PA,  Michelle Ross and husband James; Ann Bryan of Canton.  Aunts and uncles, Eloise (Keith) Corson, Lucille (Eugene) Helmick, Eugene C. Ferris, Earl (Cindy) Bouse,  Ike (Debbie)  Bouse, Jan (Garn) Stoddard, Rita (Dave) Manely, Lois (Ron) Hugo, Janet (Francis) Schrann and numerous  cousins, nieces and nephews.   She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents,Ivan and Mae Waltman, Paternal grandparents, Eugene and Margaret Ferris, Aunt Clara Waltman, brother in law Bret Keefe and sister in law Janice Baumer   Funeral services will be held at 11 Am on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in Boyer Family Funeral Home, 230 N. High Street, Duncannon, PA.  Rev. Richard Berg will officiate.  Burial will be on Wednesday, February 18th in Hillcrest  Cemetery, New Albany, PA.  A visitation will be held at the funeral home Monday evening 6-8 PM. and Tuesday one hour prior to the service.   Following the burial in New Albany, the family will receive  friends at the New Albany Social Hall at noon.   The family requests that memorial contributions,to establish an education fund for NIcole's boys, be sent directly  to the law offices of Johnson Duffie, PO Box 109, Lemoyne, PA  17043.  Make checks payable to "Johnson Duffie" and include in the memo portion of the check, "Keefe Educational Fund."   The Boyer Family is honored to handle the arrangements for the Keefe Family.