- Date Of Birth: May 12, 1936
- Date Of Death: October 18, 2017
- State: Indiana
Gretchen K.
Gretchen was born May 12, 1936 in Indianapolis to the late Hiram D. and Genevieve (Burger) Keehn. She graduated from Shortridge High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Indiana University. She married the love of her life Noble E. Kizer on August 10, 1958 in the beautiful Sweeny Chapel at Butler University. Over the years, Gretchen worked many retail jobs but her greatest work was as a homemaker taking care of and raising her beloved family.
Gretchen was a member of Stidham United Methodist Church, Kappa Alpha Theta and the Tourist Club.
Along with her husband Noble, she is survived by her 2 daughters, Jennifer (Thomas) Linnane of Fox Island, WA and Lisa (Keith) MacDonald of West Lafayette; Grandchildren, Tom (Jenell) Linnane, Dan (Carissa) Linnane, Betsy Linnane; Sammi and Maddie MacDonald; Great-grandson, Jamie; a sister, Linda Bolton; Cousins, Dan (Sarah) Beard and her nieces and nephews, Karen Croussore, Kathy Gregory, Karl Keehn, Kris Kizer, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Kimberly Pavlock, Saralyn Sherwood and Amy Vachris.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Eric Kizer, and brother Peter Keehn.
A private inurnment will follow Saturday at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.
