On Nov. 19, 2024, Mary Ellen Houghton Kehoe “slipped the surly bonds of Earth … and touched the face of God.”

She was born on June 7, 1925. On Aug. 31, 1947, she married Donald C. Kehoe. Don preceded her in death on Dec. 17, 2004.

Survivors include her daughter, Linda K. Robbins (Bruce); her son, D. Bruce Kehoe (Sherri); multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her sister, Ruth (John) Patterson, Marion.

Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.