Monica Kristen McKay 1988-2005

RANDALL, MCKAY

Posted By: michael (email)
Date: 5/17/2005 at 16:31:23

Monica Kristen McKay, 16, of 4206 Westcott Drive NE in Iowa City, died Saturday evening, May 14, 2005 from injuries received in an automobile accident near West Liberty, Iowa.

A Celebration of Monica’s Life will be held Saturday, May 28th, at 3:00 PM at Iowa City (Lower) City Park (west of the amusement rides). Reverend Judy Gingerich will lead the celebration. A Celebration of Monica’s Life will be held Saturday, May 21st in Reno.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the World Wildlife Fund.
www.worldwildlife.org.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City is in charge of arrangements. 319-338-8171.
Private burial of Monica’s cremains will be in Reno.

Monica was born December 4, 1988 in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Steve McKay & Roberta Johnson. Monica was born and raised in Reno and had attended Swope Middle School in Reno. There she was active in competition cheerleading and martial arts. Monica then moved with her family to Iowa City in the summer of 2003. She was a sophomore at Iowa City High School where she was active in psychology, photography and art clubs. She enjoyed her kickboxing classes at CORE Fitness in Iowa City. She loved animals, music and art.

Survivors include her mother, Roberta Johnson and her husband Paul of Iowa City; her father, Steve McKay and his wife Kristi, brother Jeremy McKay of Reno; maternal grandmother Mary Randall of Harriman, Tennessee; paternal grandparents, Velma and Francis McKay of Reno and Pamela Taylor of Fallon, Nevada; her boyfriend, Mark McGuiness of Iowa City; her dog Bear and her cat Lilly and many, many family and friends who miss her dearly.

On line condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com