Allen Keppy of Wilton will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house and dance on Saturday, Aug. 1. All friends and relatives are invited to join him from 1-4 p.m. at the Dixon Legion, 406 Davenport St., Dixon. No gifts, please.
Mr. Keppy was born Aug. 7, 1936, in Davenport. He married Donna Frohboese on Nov. 11, 1958, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport.
He was a self-employed farmer and pork producer and also owned Sunbury Sod.
Mr. Keppy served on the Brenton Bank board for 27 years. Other boards include the Extension Board, where he served as chair, Iowa Pork Producers, First National Pork Board, National Swine Improvement, National Meat Board, ISU President Board, and the Hawkeye and Black Hawk Tech boards. He was a state and national show official and judged 68 state market shows. He was also appointed to the 7th Judicial District judge nominating committee.
He is a military veteran, and his interests include softball pitching, Honor Flight and dancing.
He is the father of Karol (Michael) Proctor of Moscow, Jolene (Gary) Pingel of New Liberty, Tina Keppy of Naples, Fla., and Colleen (Mark) Sivill of Olathe, Kan. His grandchildren are Teresa (Lukas) Gottschalk, Melissa (Ryan) Jones, Katie (Mitch) Sander, Tracey (Marion) Vander Heiden, Jared (Kristin) Hermiston, and Morgan (Brittany) Hermiston. He has 14 great-grandchildren, with one on the way.