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Gerald G. “Jerry” Keyes, 83, of Warsaw, passed away in his home on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.
Jerry was born in Fredericktown, Ohio, on Feb. 26, 1943, to Mildred “Billie” and Gale Keyes. While servicing a telephone contracting job, he happened to eat at a restaurant one day and met a waitress who stole his heart, Caren M. Noble. The couple would wed in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, on Sept. 26, 1970.
He worked for the United Telephone Company (now Sprint) from 1975-1998, and then happily retired.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 56 years, Caren; his son, Tim Keyes, of Warsaw; daughter, Kimberly (Greg) Burkett, of Winona Lake; and two grandchildren, Graham Noble Burkett and Avery Marie Burkett, of Winona Lake.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to noon at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw. Funeral services will follow at noon in the chapel.
Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Memorial contributions may be made to the WCPL Capital Improvement Fund online at https://www.kcfoundation.org/funds/warsaw-community-public-library-capital-improvement-fund or by mailing a check payable to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, 102 E Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580, with “WCPL Capital Improvement Fund in memory of Jerry Keyes” in the memo line.
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