Memorial Services for Amy McKey
will be held at 1:00 P.M. on
Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Christ Episcopal Church in Albert Lea.
The Reverend Jim Young and Reverend Jake Loper will officiate.
Amy died surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Thorne Crest Retirement Community.
Amy has bequeathed her body
to Mayo Foundation for the advancement of medical education.
Interment at
Graceland
Cemetery
will be at a later date.
Amy McKey was born April 2, 1920, in Albert Lea, the daughter
of Lisle and Ida Aitchison.
Amy graduated from
Albert Lea
High School in 1938, and from the
University
of
Minnesota
with a BS degree
in Education.
She also attained a degree in nursing later in life, and
worked at
Thorne
Crest
Retirement
Center
.
Amy was married to
Charles (Mac) McKey on April 2
nd
, 1943, in
San Bernadino
,
California
.
Charles passed away in 1973.
Amy enjoyed walking, state parks, camping, golfing, gardening and
cooking for others.
She especially enjoyed playing bridge with her
friends and watching the
Minnesota
Twins.
Amy volunteered
with Hospice, delivered Meals on Wheels, and helped with
bowling at Thorne Crest.
Amy was a lifelong member of
Christ Episcopal Church of Albert Lea, and an active
member of Episcopal Church Women.
Amy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great
grandmother and a friend.
She is survived by three children-Tom McKey and his wife
Betty of Miami, Florida, Kathryn Morris and her husband Alan
of
Denver
,
Colorado
, and Chuck McKey and his wife Robin
of
Owatonna
,
MN
.
She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and
14 great grandchildren.
Memorials suggested to Christ Episcopal Church of Crossroads
Community Hospice.
