Roberts (Skeeter), Keith M.

Keith M. Roberts (Skeeter), 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at Evergreen Estates, Cedar Rapids. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by his grandson, Aaron Brandon. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include his daughter, Becky (Craig) Brandon of Cedar Rapids; grandsons, Jae (Maria) Brandon of Fredericksburg and Aaron (Cassie) Brandon of Wallkill, N.Y.; and brother, Billy (Betty) Roberts of Friendship, Wis.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marg; daughter, Pamela; and sister, Alberta.

Keith was born Feb. 20, 1924, in Toledo, Iowa, son of Earl and Bernice Roberts. He worked at Cherry Burrell as a machinist for 42 years. On March 23, 1946, he married Marjorie Lyon; she passed away in 1999.

Keith was an avid and longtime member of the Cedar Rapids Jim Beam Bottle Collectors Club. He was a former member of Asbury Methodist Church.

Memorials may be directed to St. Luke's Hospice, 100 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

Please sign the online guest book for Keith at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published Sept. 12, 2013 in The Gazette