* Charles Kevin Keane; Pastor

Msgr. Charles Kevin Keane, a Catholic priest whose nearly 40 years of service included lengthy tenures in the San Fernando Valley, has died at his Los Angeles residence. He was 73.

A resident of St. John of God Nursing Home, Keane died Monday of pneumonia, said a representative of St. Charles Borromeo Church in North Hollywood. He was the church’s senior pastor for 11 years before retiring in 1984.

Born in Sligo, Ireland, Keane attended Dominican College in his native country before traveling to the United States in 1939 to continue his education for the priesthood. In America, Keane attended St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo and was ordained on St. Patrick’s Day in 1945.

Keane’s first assignment was St. Paul’s Parish in Los Angeles. In 1946, he became associate pastor at St. Charles, where he remained for 12 years. Keane was then appointed procurator of Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary in San Fernando.

In 1961, Keane transferred to St. John’s Seminary, where he acted as administrator and supervised the construction of St. John’s College on the Camarillo site. Keane received his first pastorate in 1968 at St. Augustine’s Parish in Culver City, where he served five years.

Keane returned to the Valley in 1973 to succeed the retiring monsignor of St. Charles. He retired in 1984 as pastor emeritus.

Keane is survived by a sister, Joan Wynne, of Sligo, Ireland; and several nieces and nephews.

A vigil will be held 7:30 p.m. Sunday and the funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday , with Cardinal Roger M. Mahony presiding. Both services will take place at St. Charles, 10800 Moorpark St., North Hollywood.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Keane’s name to the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School, 10850 Moorpark St., North Hollywood 91602.