John Ella "Johnnie" Keane

John Ella “Johnnie” E. Keane, age 89 of Auburn, passed away August 28, 2023. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00am, Thursday, August 31, 2023 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Father Michael Farmer officiating. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10:00am prior to the Mass. Burial will follow in Town Creek Cemetery.

Mrs. Keane was born on April 29, 1934. She was a graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in New Orleans, LA in 1955. She served as an officer in the United States Air Force Nursing Corps where she met her husband of 62 years. She gave up her career to raise four children but remained active as a volunteer in both church and school activities. She was a communicant of St. Bede Parish in Montgomery for 25 years until she moved to Auburn in 2005.

Mrs. Keane is survived by her children: Philip (Cathy) Keane of Cleveland, GA; Kevin Keane, decedent; Diane (Jason) Blunt of Delray Beach, FL, Maureen (Rob) Fain of Auburn, AL; Grandchildren: Ashley (Jason) Babicka of Charleston, SC, Christine Antinoro of Hiram, GA, Christopher Keane of Cleveland, GA, Grayson, Cooper, Phelps, Lyla Fain of Auburn, AL; Great Children: Cameron Schulz of Hiram, GA, Harbor, Joah Babicka of Charleston, SC; Sister: Dorothy (Michael) McMahon of Houston, TX; Brother-n-Law: Paul Keane of Brentwood, NH; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests Masses for Mrs. Keane or a memorial contribution to a charity of one’s choice.

Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home is directing.