Keith LaFountain II

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Friday, August 6th, 2010

Keith LaFountain II

Keith J. LaFountain II, 18, Rockford, died at 11:13 a.m. Aug. 4, 2010, in Edgerton.

He was born May 17, 1992, in Plattsburgh, N.Y. to Roger and Yvonne Moon Patch, who survive.

Also surviving is a fiancee, Elizabeth Cardo, Sidney; three sisters, Natasha Moon, Rockford, Ericka Fisher, Rockford, and Suzanne Darryberry, Wapakoneta; a brother, Adam Fisher, Tucson, Ariz.; and grandparents Eugene LaFountain, New York, and Betty Patch, Geneva, Ind.

He was a construction worker for Hoffman Constructions in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Saturday and 1-2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Condolences can be left at ketchamripley.com.

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