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Karen Diane McKee
KAREN DIANE MCKEE
Marion
Karen Diane McKee, 79, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids.
Karen was born Feb. 29, 1940, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Elmo and Lois (James) Whitmer. She graduated from Marion High School and on Oct. 24, 1959, in Boone, Iowa, she was united in marriage to John "Jack" McKee. Karen was a school bus driver for the Springville and Anamosa school districts.
She is survived by her sons, Kelly (Lori) McKee of Las Cruces, N.M., and Kevin McKee of Marion; four grandchildren, Hunter, Forest, Dakota and Jesse McKee; and her sister, Carol Fleener of Hartford, Ky.
Karen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sister, Kay Waters.
Please share a memory of Karen at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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