Clyde A. Keck, 86, of Carlisle, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 in UPMC-Pinnacle West Shore in Mechanicsburg. He was born on August 17, 1931 in Carlisle, and was a son of the late Amos Levi Keck and Hazel L. (Sheaffer) Keck.

Clyde worked with his father building homes in the Carlisle area. He grew up in the area of North Middleton Road and Longs Gap Road where his dad built the house on the northwest corner. Clyde also worked as a veterinarian assistant with Doctor Shultz in Carlisle. He worked 16 years as a manager with the former Carlisle Poultry & Egg Co. and retired after 10 years of service as a machinist with AMF in York. Clyde earned his G.E.D. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He maintained his five-acre property along Kost Rd. pristinely. He loved his get-a-ways to "Kecks-Kamp" in Clinton County, where he designed and built a cabin with his sons in 1991.

He is survived by one son, Mark D. (wife, Mary) Keck of Lewisberry, two daughters; Anita F. (husband, Lynn) Fahnestock of Shippensburg and Patty K. (husband, Steven) Clark of Mechanicsburg, five granddaughters; Lori Gilbert of Enola, Alicia Waits of Atlanta, GA, Jennifer Park of Alexandria, VA, Amber Lehman of Carlisle and Stephanine Rybacki of Carlisle. He was preceded in death by one son, Bryan P. Keck.

A viewing will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2018 followed by funeral services at 1:00 p.m. in the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St, Carlisle, with Pastor Kenneth Hoke officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. Memorial contributions may be made to ASPCA at www.aspca.org/ways-to-give. Visit www.Since1853.com to send condolences.