MIFDI President Mark Roche regrets to report the passing of former Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Joseph A. O’Keefe, Sr.
Joe served as State Fire Marshal from 1977 – 1992 and was the first full-time Fire Marshal for the Commonwealth.
(See obit below)
It is with deep regret that the Board of Directors announces the passing. Arrangements are as follows:
SALEM- Mr. Joseph A. O’Keefe 82, of Salem, member of the Salem City Council, former Massachusetts State Fire Marshall, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and Civil Servant passed Monday, September 14th, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, with his loving family by his side.
ARRANGEMENTS:
His funeral Mass will be held in the Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorne Blvd., Salem, Saturday, Sept. 19th at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends invited.
Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem.
Visiting hours in the Immaculate Conception Church, Friday, Sept 18th from 4 to 8 P.M.
Assisting the family with the arrangements is The O’Donnell Funeral Home 46 Washington Sq., (At Salem Common) Salem.
May He Rest In Peace
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