Beachem

Keith D. Beachem, 80, of State Route 488, Portersville, Perry Township, died Friday at Ellwood City Hospital following a short illness.

He was born June 7, 1932, in Ellwood City, and was the son of the late Francis and Alberta Bartley Beachem.

He was married for 61 years to Lazetta Bender Beachem. They married Oct. 27, 1951, and she survives.

Keith retired in 1991 from Bell Telephone in Ellwood City, where he was a switchman.

He was a member and former trustee at the Wurtemburg United Methodist Church. Mr. Beachem graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950 and continued his education and graduated from Geneva College. He was a former Perry Township supervisor, a past member of the Ellwood City School Board, and one of the founding members and former trustee of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

In addition to his wife, Lazetta, survivors include four sons, Linn Beachem of Portersville, Dennis (Barbara) Beachem of Ellwood City, Mark (Sussana) Beachem of Germany and John (Nan) Beachem of Portersville; two sisters, Janet (Don) Hinkle of Portersville and Jane (Allen) Cooper of Edinburg, Pa.; brother, Russell “Dutch” (Sally) Beachem of Ellwood City; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter-in-law, Stevie Beachem; infant brother, Robert Beachem; and a granddaughter, Tessa Beachem.

BEACHEM — Visiting hours for Keith D. Beachem, who died Friday, April 19, 2013, will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Marshall Funeral Home, 200 Fountain Ave., Ellwood City.Funeral services will be at the Wurtemburg United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Tuesday with his pastor, the Rev. Jean Smith, officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to the American Liver Foundation, 100 W. Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Online condolences may be sent to marshallsfh.com.