Keith D. Kolar

MOHAWK – Mr. Keith D. Kolar, 59, of 3 Church Street, Mohawk, NY, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes, on Friday evening, March 22, 2019, in Mohawk, NY.

He was born on August 11, 1959, in Utica , NY , the son of John W. and Barbara (Brockway) Kolar. He has been a resident of the Ilion and Mohawk areas for many years. He attended and graduated from Ilion schools, ‘Class of 1977’. Throughout the years, Keith worked with MetLife in Oriskany call center, customer service. He served in the US Army for two years. He married Kimberley S. Hunt, in the park in Mohawk, on July 4, 1998, a union that lasted over 20 years. Keith had a great love for Kim, for his feline fur babies and for all New York Sports teams (especially the Giants and Knicks). He was a WWE wrestling fanatic and excitingly anticipated going to the event tonight at the Adirondack Bank Center with his brother. They watched and enjoyed a lot of events together. He was an avid reader, particularly favoriting Sci-Fi novels and excelled at golfing in his time.

Keith is survived by his loving wife, Kim, at home; his parents, John and Barbara; a brother, Kevin Kolar, all of Ilion; his brothers – in - law and sisters – in – law, Mark and Kim Hunt, of North Dakota, Paul Hunt, of Mohawk and Randy and Renee Bayer, of Ilion. He also leaves several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased by his grandparents; and his mother – in – law, Rodena “Dee” Sauer.

There are visiting hours on Thursday, March 28, 2019, from 4:00 PM until 5:30 PM at The Enea & Ciaccia Family Funeral Home, 4309 Acme Road , in Ilion , New York (Town of Frankfort ). Soon after the conclusion of visitation, funeral services will be held at 5:30 PM with Lay Pastor Greg Sponburgh, of the Paines Hollow United Methodist Church, officiating. Spring interment will be held in Oak Hill Cemetery , Herkimer.

The family arrangements are with Harry J. and Kevin E. Enea and Martin L. Ciaccia, Funeral Directors at The Enea & Ciaccia Family Funeral Home, (315) 894-8000.