Person:Fern Marie Kehoe

Fern Marie (HenryBold text) Kehoe, 2351 Columbia Ave., Lancaster, passed away July 15, 2006 at Brethren Village, Lancaster in her 98th year. Born in Gordonville, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Salome (Sentman) and William Lightner Henry Jr.

She was a 1926 graduate of Lancaster High School. The wife of the late J. Reginald Kehoe, she helped entertain audiences in the U.S. and Canada while touring with the Reg Kehoe All-Girl Marimba Band in the 30's, 40's and 50's. Besides playing and dancing with the band, she also designed and made many of the costumes.

In her retirement years, she taught tap, acrobatics, ballroom and jazz dance to many local students.

The lives of many extended family members were positively impacted because she so generously shared her time and talents with them to build enduring and happy memories. She loved to dance, take daily walks through her neighborhood, do aerobics and take care of her dog.

She was a member of First Reformed Church, Lancaster.