George J. Keppler

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Arlene Spring Keppler, his five children - Robert (Lisa) Keppler of New Rochelle, Susan (Doug) Gellerman of Calabasas CA; Linda Keppler Moen of Yonkers, Carole (Jim) Cahill of Mountainside NJ, Barbara (John) McNelis of Scottsdale AZ and his loving nephew and niece, David and Maureen McCarthy. He is also survived by 11 loving grandchildren, Jeffrey and Tyler Keppler, Samantha Senior and Brian Gellerman, Kevin, Griffin and Kayleigh McCarty, Nicholas and Andrew Cahill, and Sean and Peter McNelis all of whom will miss their PopPop and his words of wisdom and corny jokes very much.

He was very proud of his new great-granddaughter, Isla Spring McCarty. He is also survived by his cousins, Bill West, Joan Chopay, Rosemary McGuire and Jim Lomas and his wife Ann of England. Jim found Skip several years ago, and he and Ann became close friends who brought much sunshine in the last years of his life with their many visits and calls. He was predeceased by his daughter Mary Ellen and his granddaughter Jennifer Cahill who await him in Heaven. He was a proud member of the “Wildcats”, childhood friends with whom he remained close throughout his life.

Skip attended both Sacred Heart Grade and High school graduating in 1951. He was a lifelong parishioner of The Monastery Church Sacred Heart and worked in the rectory for many years. He attended Siena College before entering the United States Army as an infantryman stationed in Kansas and Missouri during the Korean War. Skip and Arlene married on September 25, 1954.

He began his long and varied career as a milkman for Beverly Dairy before joining the NY Central Railroad as a property tax expert. He continued his work in corporate property tax work for several large companies including General Foods and J.J. Newberry. In later years he worked in commercial property management in the Bronx and Manhattan. He was a co-owner at AJ Liquors in Yonkers and was actively involved with the youth of Yonkers coaching basketball for Sacred Heart for many years. His greatest joys were his family, his Irish heritage, golf, and he will always be remembered for his beautiful singing. He always had a song in his heart and on the tip of his tongue.

Visiting hours are at Whalen and Ball on Sunday, Jan 12 from 2-6 pm.

Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to a children’s charity of your choice.

Whalen & Ball Funeral Home

168 Park Ave.

Yonkers, N.Y. 10703

(914)965-5488

www.whalenandballfh.com