New Castle News
Keith E. Huff, 73, of 871 Cleland Mill Road, New Castle, died Aug. 9, 2007, in The Medical Center, Beaver.
He was born July 6, 1934, in Mahoningtown to the late George and Josephine Huff.
Keith was the 110th classmate to pass on.
He married the former Sylvia Cunningham on Oct. 1, 1960. She survives along with two children: a son, Jeffrey K. Huff and daughter-in-law, Laurel, and their seven children, Branden, Alyssa, Rachael, Madison, Jessica, Emily and William of New Wilmington; and a daughter Jennifer O. Casey and her husband, Kevin, and their son, Tyler, of Dothan, Ala.
Keith was employed with Bell Telephone and retired from Lucent Technologies after 37 years of service as a service foreman.
He served in the Army, was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Mahoning Lodge 243 and a Shriner. He was also an avid golfer and loved to spend his winters in Florida.
He was a member of First Baptist Church.
Keith was preceded in death by his parents, and brother and sister-in-law, George Warren and Nance Huff.
He also is survived by nieces and nephews and the Cunningham and Stickle cousins.
Burial was to be in Oak Park Cemetery.
Keith was the 207th classmate to walk down the aisle at graduation.
After his name in the Yearbook it reads: "Tall shop boy who's lots of fun." Home Room Representative, 10; Shop football, 11-12.
Auto Shop Class. Keith is second from the left in the third row. The class is: front row, from left, the late Raymond Waskin, Dale Gittings. Second row: Richard Stokes, John Moran, Vince Ciamona, Jack Pavkovich, the late James Dufford, Ralph Mielke. Third row: Don Rispoli, Huff, the late Adam White, instructor Harry Marshall, Tom Bordonaro, the late John Lukas (the Yearbook lists this person as Lloyd Rowles, but that is incorrect), the late Tom Costa and the late Robert Brinko.
