Jean Elizabeth Dashem Keene, 87, of Boalsburg, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Mt. Nittany Medical Center.

Born June 25, 1938, on the family farm in Potter Township, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Maude (Horner) Dashem.

Jean graduated from Penns Valley High School. On May 4, 1958, she married Robert L. Keene who preceded her in death on August 15, 2008. She was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Surviving are her daughter, Lori Ann Stiver; son-in-law, Robert Jackson; 5 grandchildren, Robert (Janette) and Cory Jackson, Kyla (Ethan) Strouse, and Brandon (Kim) and Nicholas Stiver; 8 great grandchildren, Daisy and Ruthy Jackson, Emily (Colten) Delallo, Silas and Sawyer Strouse, and Noah, Sadie, and Ava Stiver; a great-great-grandson, Samuel Joseph "SJ" Delallo; and 2 sisters, Naomi Barbour and Norma Reed.

In addition to her parents and husband, Jean was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela Jackson on February 13, 2009; son-in-law, Kevin Stiver on June 24, 2015; 7 sisters, Margaret Young, Dorthy and Beatrice Rimmey, Phyllis Stringer, Geraldine Meyer, Joanne Walker, and Betty Fitzgerald; and 5 brothers, Floyd, Bruce, Dean, and Paul Dashem and Donald Boller.

Per her wishes, Jean will be cremated and a private graveside service will be held.