Frank Keith

Frank S. Keith of Mount Laurel, NJ, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away unexpectedly on December 1, 2022 at age 89 after complications following surgery. A native of Schuylkill Haven, PA, Frank graduated from Schuylkill Haven High School in 1951. He then enrolled at Franklin & Marshall College, leaving in 1953 to join the US Army during the Korean War. He returned to F&M in 1955 and graduated with a BS in Physics in 1958. Frank began working for RCA in Lancaster, PA while still at college and joined RCA permanently in 1959. He served in various engineering and marketing capacities for RCA in Lancaster, Washington, DC, New York City, Geneva, Switzerland, Cherry Hill, NJ and Princeton, NJ. Frank left RCA when the company was acquired by GE in 1986. He then worked for a series of executive education and training companies in Princeton and Philadelphia. He also served as Executive Director of the American Cancer Society of Burlington County. In 1997, at the age of 64, he was hired by Burlington County College to assist in the founding of BCC’s High Technology Small Business Incubator. After five successful years there, he was asked by Rutgers University in Camden to start an incubator in that city. Frank retired from Rutgers University in 2008 but remained very active in the entrepreneurial community of the Delaware Valley and returned to Burlington County College in a consulting role from 2011 to 2013. In addition to helping entrepreneurs, Frank loved to travel and had visited 55 countries and all 50 US states. He was also an avid historian and genealogist. He loved to read and study history and was able to trace both his maternal and paternal family's genealogy back to the 1600’s. The Keiths lived in Moorestown, NJ from 1980 to 2010. Frank was very active in the community and served on the Moorestown Board of Education for 10 years and as President of the Friends of the Moorestown Library as well as President of the Library Board itself. Frank was also a longtime member of the Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club. Nicknamed "Sonny" as a child for his bright and positive disposition, Frank brought that warmth to his relationships throughout his life. He will be remembered for his genial nature, unceasing curiosity about a wide range of subjects, and ability to engage with people from all walks of life with genuine interest, kindness and respect. Frank is survived by his wife Barbara (nee Carbonetta) of 54 years and three children, Stuart Keith (Alison) of Haddonfield, NJ; Elizabeth Keith (Jeff Vacanti) of Novato, CA; and John Keith (Jen) of Ridley Park, PA; and his five grandchildren: Gillian, Miranda and Aaron Keith of Haddonfield and William and “JJ” Keith of Ridley Park; and his extended family and many friends. A private family service is planned, with a celebration of life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club - Scholarship Funds, 16 E Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057.