Vena H. Casey

She was born in Charleston, Arkansas in 1918 and passed away in her sleep June 18th. She lived most of her adult life in California. She retired from Western Electric where she taught others how to assemble telephones; and she installed the interiors of P51 Mustang Aircraft during World War II, blessing each aircraft as it left her assembly line.

She is survived by her son Robert Casey and his wife Midge, of San Lorenzo; her daughter, Sandra O'Keefe of Brentwood; her sister, Ann Walker of Concord; her grandsons, Jeff, Brian, Eric and Matt Casey and Ryan O'Keefe ;her granddaughter, Megan O'Keefe;her great-grandchildren, Tyler and Nicole Casey; four nieces and two great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, Oliver Raymond, and sons, James, Mark, and Michael, and her brother-in-law and sister, Bob and Billie Smith preceded her in death.

Contributions may be made to United Cerebral Palsy, http://www.ucp.org/ in honor of Michael Casey on her behalf;or the Cure for Austim at http://www.cureforautism.org in her memory.