Maria-Teresa “Tess” Wisler Keane

Mass of Christian Burial for Maria-Teresa “Tess” Barbara Wisler Keane, 25, Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2010  at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

She died January 5, 2010 at University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.

Tess was born January 12, 1984 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of James L. Wisler and Judith L. Augustine. She was a graduate of Free State High School.  Tess worked as a Legal Assistant at Wisler Law Offices in Lawrence.

She married Robert Keane on October 14, 2006 in Lawrence, Kansas.

Survivors include her parents, James L. Wisler  of Lawrence;  Judith L. Augustine of Prairie Village, KS; her grandmother, Betty L. Hixon of Fort Scott, KS;  two brothers, Mac and wife, Melissa Wisler, and Mike Wisler both of Lawrence, Kansas; three sisters, Simone Wisler and husband, John Clements, Lawrence, Ks, Hilary and husband, Camilo Velandia, Tulsa, OK, and Charity Wisler, Overland Park, Ks; a nephew, James Wisler and niece, Ada Wisler; and her two dogs, Gizmo and Tyson.

She was preceded in death by her step-mother, Shelah K. Wisler in 2004.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Bert Nash Community Health Center and may be sent in care of the mortuary.

A prayer service will be at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary where friends may greet the family following.