Birth date: May 4, 1934 Death date: Dec 7, 2016
Surrounded by family, Mary Julia Keadle-Van Horn (82) passed away peacefully in her home on December 7, 2016. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, her first husband, James R. Keadle, her second husban Read Obituary
Julia was the best Cousin a person could have. Her and her Brothers were there when you needed to talk to in the time of need. Julia I could talk to for hours and wish I could have helped her more then I did. I Loved her family for being there for my Mother and Julia's Mother. God Bless Cousin Julia
It was truly an honor to know Julia. Her sweet smile, slight southern accent, and gentle spirit made her such a pleasure to be around. Julia took me under her wing in the pinellas park civic orchestra as a mentor. I think they put me next to Julia so she could keep me on track in the music and point out measures when I was lost, but our relationship grew to mean much more than that. Our Monday nights spent making music together will be a memory I hold onto. Julia will be missed very much, but I know everyone she knew will be left with fond memories to remember her by, that's just the kind of person she was. Rest In peace Julia.
Keeping the family of Julia in our thoughts and prayers. She was special.
With love and sympathy,
Marianna and Bob Bortner
I learned so much from Julie by watching her. I will always be grateful for her showing me a strong, bright, independent, non-aggressive, caring woman. I still don't know how she managed the pain of losing Liz. She was quite a LADY.
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I metJulia in 1980. Iwas a new Reading Specialist and Julia knew everything.I would go the her house ,park my car and Julia would drive.She was sooo kind to me and always explained everything I needed to know to do my job at Bardmoor.We called ourselves Lewis and Clark because sometimes we would get lost getting to a meeting.The loss of Liz was heartbreaking and we would meet at Bob Evans just to talk about Liz and John.Julia was kind,sweet generous with her time and talents.I could call her anytime and we just picked up the conversation even though time had past between calls.They say a friend is a present you give yourself and I was blest to call Julia my friend.I know you are "Safely Home" reunited with Liz, Jim and Alan.God bless and may He keep you safely in His care.
So happy I got to come down from Ohio and catch up with her! We had a few wonderful visits. I'll cherish those memories forever xoxo
