Barbara Keelan, 91, Little Compton

Posted 2/19/19

Barbara (Revens) Keelan, 91, of Little Compton, passed away on February 14, 2019, in Sykesville, Maryland,

Barbara was born on February 26, 1927, in West Barrington to the late John and Bridget …

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Barbara Keelan, 91, Little Compton

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Barbara (Revens) Keelan, 91, of Little Compton, passed away on February 14, 2019, in Sykesville, Maryland,

Barbara was born on February 26, 1927, in West Barrington to the late John and Bridget (Kelly) Revens. She graduated from Leander R. Peck School in Barrington in 1945 and was employed by Tilden-Thurber Jewelers in Providence and The Children’s Store in Clinton, NJ.

After raising her family in New Jersey, Barbara returned to Rhode Island, settling in Little Compton. An illness made it necessary for her to spend her final years near family in Maryland.

Barbara’s family was the center of her life and she enjoyed hosting their beach vacations at her Little Compton house. She enjoyed gardening and reading, and she was a congregant of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Little Compton.

Barbara is survived by son Kevin (Ann) Keelan of Clyde, NC; daughter Kerry (Bart) Rhea of Flemington, NJ; son Thomas (Pamela) Keelan of Marriottsville, Md.; and daughter Judith (Daniel) Joffe of Huntsville, Ala.. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, cousin John C. Revens Jr. of Rhode Island, two nieces in Georgia, and a nephew in Florida.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, in 2005. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Dorothy Mello and Margaret Leckner, and nephew Gary Kurrell.

Her funeral will be held Friday, Feb. 22, at 10:30 a.m. from the Fern Acres Funeral Home, 72 Willow Ave., Little Compton, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Catherine of Siena Church, on The Commons, Little Compton. Burial will be in Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery, Little Compton. Visiting hours will be Friday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 in the funeral home.

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