Mary Alverta Keefe “Berts”, 95, of Solomons, MD passed away on April 3, 2013 in Solomons Nursing Center, Solomons, MD. She was born in Solomons, MD on March 27, 1918 to the late Joseph R. Langley and Maud Thompson Langley. She was the beloved wife to the late Clellan Kenneth Keefe who passed away on November 3, 2008.
Alverta attended Solomons public school. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Solomons, MD. Her hobbies included knitting, counter cross stitching, needle pointing, gardening, crabbing and hanging wall paper.
Alverta is survived by her children, Judy and her husband William Gerwig of Carroll County, MD, James A. and his wife M. Carrie Forrest of Lusby, MD and William C. and his wife Carolyn Keefe of Solomons, MD; grandchildren, Quentin Forrest, Corenne and her husband Max Grimes, Catherine and her husband Fred Whitney, Chris and his wife Jill Forrest all of Lusby, MD, Sally Keefe Webber and her husband Peter of Boulder, Co, Amy and her husband Eric Werking of Solomons, MD, Tim and his wife Diane Gerwig of CO, Jeff and his wife Karen Barrett of Westminster, MD, Kenny and his wife Cheryl Gigliotti of Ft. Worth, TX, Jimmy and his wife Lee Gigliotti and Billy and his wife Rhonda Gigliotti both of Granbury, TX, Patricia Schiele of Lusby, MD, Molly and her husband Joe Rainey of Coronado, CA and Karen and her husband Bob Anderson of Annapolis, MD; son-in-law F. Patrick Gigliotti of Lusby, MD; thirty seven great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Mary Lavinia Gigliotti; siblings, Frederick, Rodie, Leon, Vincent, Melvin and Leslie Langley, Amy Lankford and Mazzie Hill.