Brooke Courtney Keough

March 11, 1996 - July 18, 2020

DANVERS- Brooke Courtney Keough, 24, passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2020. Born in Stoneham on March 11, 1996, she was the daughter of Gary A. Keough and Theresa (Melanaphy) Hoy and her husband, James. She was raised and educated in Danvers and graduated from North Shore Technical High School in 2014 for cosmetology. Brooke loved cosmetology and was extremely talented. She had a career as a hairstylist and makeup artist and worked in hair salons as well as Ulta Beauty. As a younger girl, Brooke played soccer and softball. She was a competitive cheerleader, receiving many awards. She also enjoyed jet skiing on the lakes in New Hampshire as well as alpine skiing. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Ashley Keough of Manchester, NH, her maternal grandfather, Stanley Drob of Saugus, her paternal grandparents, Fred Nelson of Middleton, and Kendal Keough of Peabody, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was predeceased by her maternal grandmothers, Margaret Melanaphy and Barbara Hoy, and her paternal grandparents, Butch Keough and Donna Nelson. Her services will be held privately and she will be laid to rest at Puritan Lawn in Peabody. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in Brooke’s memory to Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) www.mspca.org or to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org.