September 16, 1927 - March 11, 2016
Ruth Ann (Teigen) McKee Obituary Born September 16, 1927 in Lake Mills, IA, Ruth McKee passed away March 11, 2016 in Spokane, WA. She was the youngest of the 12 children of John and Hilda Teigen. She graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1945 and then went to nursing school at Lutheran Deaconess in Chicago. She met Lewis McKee in Santa Rita, NM while working her first job as a R.N. They were married in Spokane, WA in 1951. Ruth had a long career in nursing. She considered her specialty Labor and Delivery. She enjoyed working in her gardens. Her yard and flowers were the envy of the neighborhood. She read the Bible from beginning to end continuously until her eyes failed her and she started listening to the Bible on CDs. She was proud of her Norwegian-Lutheran heritage. Ruth loved animals. She was happiest when she could be with a dog or cat. Preceded in death by her husband Lewis in 1997, her parents and all of her siblings, she is survived by her daughters Karen McKee, Portland, OR and Janet McKee, Spokane, WA and numerous nieces and nephews. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to Northwest Opera, Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery or the charity of your choice. � To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Ruth, please visit our Tree Store. Read more Events MAR 11
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