Keith David Kafka

life story

Loving partner, Dad, and Grandpa

Keith Kafka age 62, passed away surrounded by family on December 30th, 2021 at North Memorial Hospital. Keith was born to the late Richard and Theresa Kafka in Duluth Minnesota.

He is survived by his partner of 22 years Diana Bates, his children Jesse (Allison) Connor, Misty (JP) Rennquist, Eve (Trevor) Finnegan, Dillion (Christina)Kafka, Kalvin (Tina) Kafka, and Lucas (Tammi) Kafka. His brother Dan (Rose) Kafka. His sisters Terry Kafka, Gerry Kafka, and Mary(Mark) Olson, and his many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Legendary and Irreplacable

Keith lived anything but an ordinary life.

There are multitudes of great stories of mischief and adventures. Like, the times he had boxing matches in the back yard, beating up a bully, lighting people on fire, or many stories of him owning a monkey and other bizarre pets. These are just a few of the stories that would bring laughter or disbelief.

He loved to convince his kids of magical things like if they plant a toy car it will grow into a real car, if they shave their head bald they can run faster, jump higher and swim quicker, the buildings he helped build in downtown Minneapolis were made of real diamonds and gold.

He was never dull.

Keith could often be found tinkering with electronics, creating art, flying drones, learning about hacking ;) , and making jokes.

His chuckle was as memorable as his late mother's contagious cackle.

Some people and things precious to him were his partner Diana, his family (especially his grandchildren), his friends, his education at Brown Institute, any apple computer products, fishing, his electric bike, his drones, and his various pets he had over the years.

He was known for his mischievous and sometimes dark sense of humor, his endless curiousity, his creativity, his intelligence, and his love of learning.