Keith attended college at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science in 1962. In later years he volunteered at Holden Village, worked at his parents business, worked at a church in Canada and as a chaplain in Lubbock, Texas. He attended seminary and graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary and was ordained. He served as a Pastor in Kadoka, SD before moving to Revillo, SD, where he was the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Revillo, SD, and Zoar Lutheran Church in rural Revillo for nearly 25 years.
He passed away November, 2022.
