Catherine Marie McKeown of Newtown, PA died peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at her home. She was 81.

She was the beloved wife of Thomas P. McKeown for 62 years.

Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 29, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Meerbach Talarico and sister of the late Thomas, Joseph and Anthony Talarico.

Mrs. McKeown was a resident of Newtown for the past 12 years and formerly lived in Northeast Philadelphia. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be forever loved and forever missed.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her seven children, Thomas McKeown and his wife, Diana, of Bensalem, Mary Carmean and Robert Vandergrift of Croydon, Anne McKeown and Leon Llewellyn of Croydon, Joseph McKeown and Debbie Schrimer of Telford, Edward McKeown and his wife, Mary Anne, of Berlin, NJ, Margaret Vile and her husband, Richard, of Newtown, and Grace Shemenski and her husband, Scott, of Jacksonville, FL. She is also survived by her brother, Ralph Talarico of Atco, NJ, her two sisters, Anne Browning and Theresa Reeves-Lee, both of Philadelphia, 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday, October 19, 2012, from 12:00 PM until her Funeral Service 1:30 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Feeding America, P.O. Box 96749, Washington, DC 20090-6749 or Caring Hospice Services, 400 Commerce Drive, Suite C, Fort Washington, PA 19034.