John Keane

John Keane & Frankie Wegner

Charles "Tuffy" Schumann, John Keane
Frankie & Charles both served in the military

May 2, 1946 Manning Monitor
Manning Senior to Enter Army Service
John Keane, senior in high school here, has enlisted in the army for two years, according to recruiting officers visiting Manning each Thursday.
Under provisions of the service act, Keane will be entitled to 36 months' college work, equivalent to four years; receive $500 tuition and $65 per month subsistence.
Other young men interested in this program may contact recruiting officers each Thursday as they visit Manning. Headquarters are at the post office.

John Dennis Keane, 92 of Deland, Florida, passed away on January 19, 2021. He was born on October 15, 1928 in Newton, Iowa, to parents George C. Keane and Caroline H. (Stammer) Keane-Clark. John lived his early years in Manning, Iowa. He graduated from Manning High School in 1946, and went on to graduate from the University of Iowa, College of Business, in Iowa City.

John also served in the U.S Army during the Korean War.

He worked for thirty years as a Marketing Representative for IBM, the last 17 years as the team leader handling John Deere & Company, worldwide.

After early retirement from IBM, he worked as Vice President of Davenport Bank & Trust, Davenport, Iowa, which is now Wells Fargo Bank Iowa.

John and his family lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Waterloo, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Moline, Illinois; as he pursued his career with IBM.

After retirement he and his wife have lived in Pompano Beach, Port St. Lucie and Orange City, Florida.

He was married to Mary Ellen (Colbert) Keane in Iowa City in 1950. John is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Keane; son, James Keane; parents and stepfather.

He is survived by his son Mark Keane, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. John was a member of several golf clubs as he moved to various cities.

He was also active in Rotary, Boy Scouts and United Way. His consummate avocation was bicycle touring and he was an active member of Quad Cities Bicycle Club. He has ridden his bicycle across the U.S, across a portion of Australia and on bicycle tours across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. There is an annual bicycle tour across Iowa (RAGBRAI) and John rode it thirty times.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Baldauff Family Funeral Home, Orange City, Florida