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Source:             Honor Roll, Linn County, Iowa. An Illustrated Biography - Page 46
Name:               Lieut. Roy Kneale Keech
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Lieut. Roy K. Keech 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 

Born Carrol county, Ill. Son of Maria and John H. Keech. Graduate Rush Medical 
College, Illinois. Volunteered August 14, 1917. Field Hospital, Co. 358, 90th 
Division, France. 

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The Cedar Rapids Gazette 
Thurs., Oct. 2, 1969, pg. 3 

Dr. Roy Keech 
Dies, Practiced 
In C. R. 58 Years 
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DR. R. K. KEECH 
__Dr. Roy Kneale Keech, a resident of Hallmar and a Cedar Rapids resident 58 
years, died Wednesday. He retired from medical practice in 1967. 
__Born Aug. 17, 1878, in Mt. Carroll, Ill., he was married to Bess May Caldwell 
June 21, 1930, in Chicago. He was a veteran of World war I. 
__Dr. Keech attended Iowa State college at Ames and was graduated from Rush 
Medical college in 1901. He took graduate work at the University of Chicago 
after which he entered Wabash Railroad Medical Employes school as medical 
officer. 
__He moved to Cedar Rapids in 1909 and opened a practice which was to span 58 
years, with the exception of service with the army hospital corps during World 
war I. Briefly, following the war, he served as district medical officer for 
the Veterans administration. 
__Dr. Keech was a member of Mt. Hermon Masonic lodge, Apollo Commandery KT, 
Cedar Rapids Consistory, El  Kahir Shrine, Cedar Rapids Country club, BPOE, 
Pickwick club, the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and St. John's Episcopal 
church. 
__In addition, he was a life member of Hanford American Legion post, the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Forty and Eight, Iowa Medicaly Assn., American 
Medical Assn., Railway Surgeons Assn. and the Linn County Medical Society. 
__His wife is his only immediate survivor. 
__Services: Turner chapel east Friday at 3 p.m. by the Very Rev. D. A. Loferski 
and Mt. Hermon lodge. Entombment: Chapel of Memories. Military services will be 
conducted by Hanford post. Friends may call at the chapel. All Master Masons 
are asked to meet at Turner east at 2:45 Friday to attend the service. 

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The Cedar Rapids Gazette 
Thurs., Apr. 29, 1971, pg. 3 

__Mrs. R. K. Keech 
__Bess May Caldwell Keech, widow of Dr. R. K. Keech, of Hallmar, died 
Wednesday. Born Sept. 7, 1892 at Lowden, she was married June 21, 1930, in 
Chicago. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal church. 
__There are no immediate survivors. 
__Services: Turner chapel east at 1:30 p.m. Friday by the Very Rev. Canon D. A. 
Loferski. Entombment: Chapel of Memories. Friend may call at Turner east. 

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The Cedar Rapids Republican 
Wed., Jan. 6, 1926, Pg. 15 
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Aged Railroad Vet 
Here Dies Tuesday 
Funeral For John Keech 
Thursday 
__John H. Keech, (83), retired railroad man, and for the past (15) years a 
resident of this city, died at his home, (1030) Fourth avenue, at (9) p.m. 
Tuesday. 
__Mr. Keech was born July 4, 1842 at West(c)hester, Pa. He moved to Mt. 
Carroll, Ill. with his parents at the age of six years. When 18, he enlisted in 
Company (I) Ninety-second Illinois Mounted Infantry. 
__After the close of the war, he returned to Mt. Carroll where he taught school 
for some years. On Oct. (28), 1877 he was married to Mari(e) Kneale. 
__He (entered) the (service) of the (CM&SP) railroad in (1884), and was station 
(agent) at Oxford Junction until 1910, when he retired and the home was 
established in Cedar Rapids. 
__Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Dr. R. K. Keech of this city. 
__Funeral services will be held in Turner chapel at 4 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. 
W. W. W. (Argow) of the Peoples church, of which Mr. Keech was a member, will 
have charge. Mt. Hermon lodge will conduct the ritual. Burial will be in Mt. 
Carroll, Ill., where the body will be taken early Friday. 


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