Mary Ann (Soles) Keen, 82

Mary Ann Keen, 82, of Montpelier, Ohio, formerly from Waterloo (Angola/Ft.Wayne), Indiana, departed from this Earthly life on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Evergreen Healthcare Center. After battling dementia for many years, Mary Ann is finally at peace with her Lord and Savior and free of the physical and mental issues she endured.

Born on Nov. 17, 1941, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ivan H. And Mary I (Mohart) Soles, and the sister of Helen (Robert Seitz).

Mary Ann spent her early years in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she worked at General Electric, sold Avon and was active in the local fire station’s ladies auxiliary. She raised her family in Angola, Indiana, and worked as an aid at Carlin Park and Lakeland nursing homes. She loved caring for her “little old people,” as she called them. She was a member of the Lions Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She was deeply patriotic.

Her love for her country was only surpassed by her love for God, her family and her friends. She gave the best hugs. She loved to crochet and shared many of her creations with loved ones. She loved animals, reading, coloring, word searches, Lake Gage and the color purple.

Mary Ann was a member of the Independent Full Gospel Church in Ashley, Indiana. There she met John E Keen, whom she married on Oct. 6, 2001.

Mary Ann is survived by her husband, John E Keen; her son, James A TenEyck, her daughter, Lauri K (Sean) TenEyck-Rupp; stepchildren, Kenneth Keen, Johnny (Cheryl) Keen, Geneva (Shawn) Fike, Franklin (Sabina) Keen, Rachal (Patrick) Tanesky and Aaron Keen; her cousin, Phylis (Paul) Shoda; her nephews, Lawrence Seitz, Dennis (Julie) Seitz and Robert Bash III; 21 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and her beloved dog, Sammy.

In addition to her parents, Mary Ann was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-love, Helen and Robert Seitz; her nephew, Kevin Seitz; and her great-nephew, Eric Seitz.

Visitation will be held Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Thompson Geesey Funeral Home, 204 E. Main St., Montpelier, with the funeral service to begin at 1 p.m. Pastor Sam Weimer and Pastor Andrew Sexton will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.

Memorials may be made in Mary Ann’s memory to the Williams County Humane Society.