Ora Lee M. O'Keefe

Ora Lee Marie (LaMore) O’Keefe passed away, Friday, January 5, 2024 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 13, 2024 from 1pm to 4pm at Manteno's Sportsman's Club. Ora Lee’s favorite color was green, the family asks that you please wear green in her honor. Cremation Rites have been accorded. She is survived by her children, Bradley (Hope) O’Keefe, Brian (Kayla) O’Keefe, Tari Hart, and Tonia (Louis) Morez; 9 grandchildren and15 great grandchildren; siblings, Joy (Jim) Boothe, Betty LaMore, Barb LaMore, Darrel (Patsy) LaMore, Rondy (Annette) LaMore, Mary (Sonny) Stevenson, and Verne (Lori) LaMore; many nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. She loved each of them with all her heart. OraLee is welcomed into heaven by her parents, Jerome LaMore, Bob and Orrel (Beutien) Lehnig; beloved aunt, Elsie LaSage; sister-in-law, Maureen O’Keefe; brothers, Jay LaMore, Lonnie LaMore, Mickey LaMore; as well as nephews, Darren Boothe and Aaron LaMore; and a son-in-law, Bob Hart. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked as a dispatcher for the Manteno Fire Department and was an EMT. She was also a bus driver and crossing guard for Manteno School District. OraLee held positions with LaMore Electric and Sun Chemical as well. She was an active member of the Manteno Sportsman’s Club Auxiliary and was the Manteno Village Clerk. OraLee was effortlessly compassionate, supportive, encouraging, and loving with just the right amount of sass, grit, and spice. She was a friend to every single person she met and a mother to many more than 4. She was greatly loved and will be missed by all. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Manteno Sportsman’s Club Auxiliary or Uplifted Care.