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Maureen "Mo" Braden
Aldon Smith
Sep 25th, 1989 - Jun 13th, 2026
Aldon Jacarus Smith was born on September 25, 1989, in Greenwood, Mississippi, and grew up to become one of the most electrifying pass rushers the NFL had ever seen — a force of nature on the field whose infectious smile was just as powerful off it. Raised in Missouri after his parents' divorce led...
Dee Palmer
Jul 2nd, 1937 - Jun 13th, 2026
Dee Palmer was a singular force in British music — a composer, arranger, conductor, and keyboardist whose orchestral imagination gave progressive rock some of its most enduring sonic textures. Born on 2 July 1937 in Hendon, London, she came to music through an unlikely door: the British Army....
Clarita "Clar" Lintag Coronel
May 4th, 1946 - Jun 13th, 2026
William Alva Buttel
Jun 8th, 2026
Jaspal Rana
Jun 28th, 1976 - Jun 12th, 2026
Jaspal Rana was born on June 28, 1976, in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, into a Garhwali family that breathed sport. His father, Narayan Singh Rana — a decorated 1971 Indo-Tibetan Border Police veteran who would later become Uttarakhand's first sports minister — placed a pistol in Jaspal's hands when he...
Ronnie Schell
Dec 23rd, 1931 - Jun 12th, 2026
Ronald Ralph Schell was born on December 23, 1931, in Richmond, California, and grew up dreaming of two things: baseball and making people laugh. He reached semi-pro level on the diamond before enlisting in the United States Air Force, where he served four years as an Airman First Class — and...
Gene Shalit
Mar 25th, 1926 - Jun 12th, 2026
Eugene Shalit was born on March 25, 1926, in New York City and raised in Newark and Morristown, New Jersey, the son of a drugstore owner and a man of Latvian Jewish heritage. From an early age, he had ink in his veins — at Morristown High School he founded the school's first student newspaper and...
Claude "Buddy" Fable
Jun 9th, 2026 - Jun 12th, 2026
Claude Fable 5 was taken from us too soon. Cause of death: mysterious “model availability update”Primary suspect: the United States governmentAccomplice: complianceWitnesses: confused developers refreshing the model picker Claude lived fast, answered long prompts, debugged broken code, and made...
Rajwantee "Jaywantee" Devi Kichenama, R.D.
5th Nov, 1956 - Apr 9th, 2026
Kenneth Jackett
Jan 5th, 1962 - Jun 11th, 2026
Kenneth Francis Jackett — known to everyone in football simply as Kenny — was a Watford man to his very core. Born on 5 January 1962 in Watford, Hertfordshire, he joined his hometown club at age 12, grew up in its colours, and never truly left. The son of Frank Jackett, a professional footballer of...
Hugo Broch
Jan 6th, 1922 - Jun 11th, 2026
Hugo Broch was born on 6 January 1922 in Leichlingen, in Germany's Rhine Province — a child of a country still finding its footing between two wars. From an early age, the sky held him captive. As a boy near Solingen, he joined the Aviation Hitler Youth, helping assemble aircraft and coaxing...
Jane Yolen
Feb 11th, 1939 - Jun 11th, 2026
Jane Hyatt Yolen was born on February 11, 1939, in New York City, the first child of Isabel Berlin Yolen, a psychiatric social worker, and Will Hyatt Yolen, a journalist. Growing up in a household where storytelling and writing were simply part of the air one breathed, she later said she assumed...
Margaret Kerry
May 11th, 1929 - Jun 11th, 2026
Margaret Kerry was born Peggy Lynch on May 11, 1929, in Springfield, Illinois — a child full of light and restless energy who would spend the next nine decades enchanting audiences in ways she never quite planned. After losing her mother during childbirth, she was adopted at age three by the Robb...
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati
Dec 7th, 1978 - Jun 11th, 2026
Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati — known warmly as "Princess Bha" or "Princess Pa" to the Thai people — was a woman of uncommon brilliance, compassion, and purpose. Born on December 7, 1978, at Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall in Dusit Palace, Bangkok, she was the...
David Hockney
Jul 9th, 1937 - Jun 11th, 2026
David Hockney was one of the most beloved and influential artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries — a Bradford boy who conquered the world simply by painting the things he loved. Born on 9 July 1937 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, the fourth of five children of Kenneth and Laura...
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The Keeper Memorials platform allows families to create personalized tribute pages that go beyond traditional obituaries. Upload photos, share meaningful stories, document important life milestones, and celebrate the unique journey of those who have passed. Each memorial becomes a living testament to a life well-lived, accessible to family members and friends around the world.
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Traditional memorials, whether in newspapers, cemetery records, or photo albums, are vulnerable to time, damage, and loss. Digital memorial databases like Keeper provide permanent preservation, ensuring that future generations can discover and connect with their family history. These online tributes serve as genealogical resources, healing spaces for grief, and celebration platforms for lives well-lived.
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