He is survived by his wife, Pamela, his children, Darell Keiper, Sherry Keiper, Sonja Filip, Anthony (Melissa) Gonzalez, Venessa (Joshua) Stuckey and Nikolas Gonzalez, his grandchildren, Cody, Dakota, Jesse, Krystal, Angelina, Madison, Lily, Anderson, Ana, Alivia and Connor as well as several great grand children.
Preceded in death by his mother Nadine and father Valentine, his brothers, Sheldon, Charles and Tom and his granddaughter Gabriella.
Dave never met a stranger, he was a husband, father, friend and hero to everyone. He loved to cook, play pool, travel and tinker around his garage and yard when he wasn't traveling. He was a member of South Bend Local 172 for 52 years.