Joseph Warren Keel 1899–1996 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Joseph Warren Keel, 1899–1996 (aged 97 years)

Name

Joseph Warren Keel — birth name

Name: Joseph Warren /Keel/
Type of name: birth name
Given names: Joseph Warren
Surname: Keel

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Family with Elsie Helen Rogers
himself	Links Birth: 28 February 1899 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: 10 April 1929 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 3 September 1996 — Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elsie Helen Rogers Joan Carol Keel Kerry Helene Keel Joseph Warren Keel 1899–1996 Birth: 28 February 1899 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 3 September 1996 — Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
wife	Links Birth: 25 September 1907 24 24 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: 10 April 1929 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 22 April 2004 — Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Warren Keel Joan Carol Keel Kerry Helene Keel Elsie Helen Rogers 1907–2004 Birth: 25 September 1907 24 24 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 22 April 2004 — Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 10 April 1929 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 months daughter	Links Birth: 27 January 1930 30 22 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: 19 April 1952 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 24 August 2020 — Blue Bell, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Bruce Kerr Joan Carol Keel 1930–2020 Birth: 27 January 1930 30 22 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 24 August 2020 — Blue Bell, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
5 years daughter	Links Birth: 1934 34 26 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard Daniel Furiga Kerry Helene Keel 1934–… Birth: 1934 34 26 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death:

Events of close relatives
Birth	28 February 1899 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage	Elsie Helen Rogers — View this family 10 April 1929 (aged 30 years) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth of a daughter	Joan Carol Keel 27 January 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth of a daughter	Kerry Helene Keel 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage of a daughter	Robert Bruce Kerr — Joan Carol Keel — View this family 19 April 1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	3 September 1996 (aged 97 years) Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Last change	10 June 2024 – 18:17:41 Author of last change: 7mikefh

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Note	BY HERB DRILL, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENTPOSTED: September 07, 1996 J. Warren Keel, 99, an ardent Republican and the retired owner of a tire equipment manufacturer, died Tuesday at the Normandy Farms retirement community in Blue Bell. Mr. Keel had founded Keel & Co. Inc. in Philadelphia in 1929. The firm, which made and distributed tire equipment, later moved to the Lansdale area. He retired in 1989 at age 92. `He was a pioneer in the tire-retreading industry,'' said his daughter Kerry Furiga,` and had many patents, especially during World War II under the name Keel Blue Streak. They covered grooving tools for tires.'' A lifelong conservative, Mr. Keel was a Republican committeeman for many years in Philadelphia's Mount Airy section and had served on the executive committee for the 59th Ward. He had also chaired the house committee of the Germantown Republican Club. `He was a strong believer in individual freedom,'' his daughter said,` and ran for representative to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1959. He fell three votes short of victory, but always campaigned for responsible, limited government. ``I also remember [Philadelphia Councilman] Thacher Longstreth coming to our house in the early days of his political career.'' Mr. Keel was born in Philadelphia but grew up and was educated in the Oxford area. `Then, he set off to travel across the United States,'' his daughter said. He` lived and worked on Catalina Island in California, in the logging camps of Oregon and Washington, then in other states doing farming, railroading and photography.'' Mr. Keel lived in Philadelphia for many years and in Worcester from 1981 to 1995, when he moved to Normandy Farms. In addition to his daughter Kerry, he is survived by his wife of 67 years, Elsie Rogers Keel; another daughter, Joan Kerr; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral service and burial were to be private. The family suggests contributions to the Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, in lieu of flowers.

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BY HERB DRILL, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENTPOSTED: September 07, 1996
J. Warren Keel, 99, an ardent Republican and the retired owner of a tire equipment manufacturer, died Tuesday at the Normandy Farms retirement community in Blue Bell.

Mr. Keel had founded Keel & Co. Inc. in Philadelphia in 1929. The firm, which made and distributed tire equipment, later moved to the Lansdale area.

He retired in 1989 at age 92.

He was a pioneer in the tire-retreading industry,'' said his daughter Kerry Furiga, and had many patents, especially during World War II under the name Keel Blue Streak. They covered grooving tools for tires.''

A lifelong conservative, Mr. Keel was a Republican committeeman for many years in Philadelphia's Mount Airy section and had served on the executive committee for the 59th Ward. He had also chaired the house committee of the Germantown Republican Club.

He was a strong believer in individual freedom,'' his daughter said, and ran for representative to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1959. He fell three votes short of victory, but always campaigned for responsible, limited government.

``I also remember [Philadelphia Councilman] Thacher Longstreth coming to our house in the early days of his political career.''

Mr. Keel was born in Philadelphia but grew up and was educated in the Oxford area.

Then, he set off to travel across the United States,'' his daughter said. He lived and worked on Catalina Island in California, in the logging camps of Oregon and Washington, then in other states doing farming, railroading and photography.''

Mr. Keel lived in Philadelphia for many years and in Worcester from 1981 to 1995, when he moved to Normandy Farms.

In addition to his daughter Kerry, he is survived by his wife of 67 years, Elsie Rogers Keel; another daughter, Joan Kerr; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

The funeral service and burial were to be private.

The family suggests contributions to the Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, in lieu of flowers.