Heath McKee 1980-2004

MCKEE, TROENDLE, HINES, SCHAEFER, EVANSON, MITCHELL, CAMPBELL

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Date: 7/15/2010 at 21:37:38

Heath McKee, age 23, of New Albin, Iowa, died Friday, May 28, 2004, in Lansing. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 1 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon with Rev. Steve Campbell officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing. Thornburg Hanson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Heath was born in Waukon December 31, 1980, to Dean and Diane (Troendle) McKee. He graduated from Waukon Senior High in 1999. He worked as a carpenter building log homes. Heath was a very free-spirited and wonderful person who loved to hunt, fish, and play foosball. He also loved his house and music by "The Doors". Most of all, he loved his son Hunter. Survivors include his son Hunter Michael McKee; his girlfriend, Erin Hines of Lansing; his parents, Dean McKee and Diane McKee of Waukon; five siblings, Amanda (fiance Darrin Davis) of Hawkeye, and Shana, Michael, Kaylonna, and Kasinda McKee, all of Waukon; paternal grandmother Carolyn McKee of Waukon; and maternal grandmother Carol Schaefer of Lansing.

Heath was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Cletus McKee; maternal grandfather Irvin Troendle; and his maternal step-grandfather, Al Schaefer. Casketbearers were Douglas Troendle, Joshua Troendle, Ryan Troendle, Aandi Evanson, Earl McKee, and Steven Mitchell.

Waukon Standard, 6/8/2004