tfoote:
And any suggestions on how to make this keypad work would be great. It is 16 pin and if you need a data sheet, https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/169245.pdf
You mean "it is 16 key (8 pin)". Try the keypad library.
http://arduino.cc/playground/Code/Keypad
http://arduino.cc/playground/Main/KeypadTutorial