Keith Richardson, 87 of Kenosha, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Brookside Care Center.

Keith was born on October 7, 1928 in Arkansaw, WI to the late C. Walter and Beryle (Close) Richardson and was the youngest of twelve children.

He attended and graduated from the Wisconsin School for the Deaf (WSD) in Delavan, WI. It was at WSD that he met his future wife, Nicolina Perri. They were united in marriage on May 24, 1952 at St. James Catholic Church in Kenosha.

Keith was formerly employed by Simmons and MacWhyte. He was a founding member of the Racine-Kenosha Club for the Deaf and active in the Wisconsin Association of the Deaf. In 1985, he received the Golden Hand award by the WI Association of the Deaf for his advocacy, grassroots leadership, and dedicated service on behalf of Wisconsin’s deaf and hard of hearing individuals. In 2010, he was also inducted into the WSD Service Hall of Fame.

Keith enjoyed traveling with his family. He was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers and greatly enjoyed watching their games.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Nicolina; his sons, Tom (Christine) and William (Elizabeth Mayer); and his three grandchildren, Elissa, Tyler, and Amelia. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, eight brothers, Blair, Gerald, Elwood, Frederick, Everett, Neil, Max, and Raymond; and three sisters, Marion, Opal, and Jennie.

Thank you to the staff at Hospice Alliance, especially Pat, Marissa, Jessica, Sara, Terry, and Joann, as well as the staff at Brookside for their kind and compassionate care.

Service Info

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 2224 30th Ave. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at the church for the Mass. Interment will follow at St. George Cemetery.