John E. Keane, 74, of West Hartford, beloved husband for 43 years to Peggy (Chadwick) Keane, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Hartford, son of the late John M. and Philomena (Viola) Keane and had lived in West Hartford since 1973. Prior to his retirement in 1985, John was a police officer for the Town of West Hartford for 26 years. He later worked for the State of CT, Department of Revenue Services for 12 years retiring in 1997. He was a member of The West Hartford Police Officers Association, a member of The Fraternal Order of Police, The West Hartford Police Revolver Club, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and he was a communicant of St. Helena Church. Besides his wife he is survived by his son, Shawn M. Keane and his wife Eileen of Cromwell, two sisters, Mary E. Maher and her husband Ted of Marlborough, and JoAnn K. Dupont of East Hartford, several nieces, nephews, cousins, his uncle Peter Silvestri, numerous brother and sisters-in-law and many friends among them Jim Martino and John Suchocki and his cats Kiwi and Vivian and his dog Lucy. The Funeral will be Saturday, February 4, 2012, 9 a.m. from the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. in St. Helena Church, 30 Echo Lane West Hartford. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, Friday, February 3, 4-8 p.m. Contributions in his memory may be made to: St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 or St. Francis Home & Hospice, 114 Woodland St. Hartford, CT 06105.To Share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com