Keith J. Scanlon, age 81, of Rush City died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Cambridge Medical Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011 at St. Timothy's Catholic Church, Maple Lake with Fr. Michael Izen officiating.  Burial will follow at St. Charles Catholic Cemetery, Chatham Township, Wright County.  Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Maple Lake.

Keith James Scanlon was born October 22, 1929 at Montrose to Harold and Dorothy (Ferrell) Scanlon.  He graduated from Maple Lake High School and served honorably as a member of the U.S. Air Force.  He worked many years in the Twin Cities area as a lineman for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.  He was a member of the National Rifle Association and enjoyed hunting, fishing, flower gardening & spending time with his family especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by children Michael Scanlon, Debbie (Dick) Blaha, Kathleen (Tom) Vickerman, Teresa (Bud) DeWitt, Mary (Dave) Carlson, Patti (Dan) Kantorowicz, brother Michael (Joyce) Scanlon, sisters Rosmary Bakker, Janie (Gene) Kuhlman, Dianne (Dave) Ristau, 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, son Timothy, brothers Daryl & Clyde and sisters Shirley Starry & Jackie Wurm.

The pallbearers will be Daniel Berger, Brady DeWitt, Dustin Kantorowicz, Steven Scanlon, Brendon Wicken and James Carlson.  The music for the service will be provided by Marge Pavlik, organist and the St. Timothy's Resurrection Choir.  The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Maple Lake.

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