Martha Mae McKee

April 6, 1927 ~ December 6, 2020

Martha M. McKee, 93, Sioux Falls, SD, died peacefully on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Dow Rummel Village.  No services are planned at this time.

Martha Mae Kelsay, daughter of Elmer and Grace (Cutler) Kelsay, was born April 6, 1927, in St. Paul, MN. She married Ted R. McKee in December 1947. 

Everyone that spent time with Martha loved her spunky attitude.  She was a happy and easy going individual that enjoyed playing bingo, going shopping and taking day trips with friends.  She loved to sing along with the radio, read, and watch TV.  Hobbies included knitting, crocheting, painting, and other needle work crafts.

Martha is succeeded by her children, Stephen McKee, Ted McKee, Letitia (McKee) Pierson, Raymond McKee, Kathleen (McKee) Beck and Robert McKee; 27 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren; and four siblings, Pauline Cottrell, St. Croix Falls, WI, Dorthy (Dot) Wilcoxen, Roscoe, IL, Alice Chadwick, Walnut Ridge, AK, and Odean (Butch) Kelsay, Cedar, MN.

Martha is preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Grace (Cutler) Kelsay; granddaughter, Christine Olsen McCreary, and grandson, Andrew Neeley.