Helen Marie McKinney, age 88, of Columbia City, IN, passed away peacefully at 12:55 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Renaissance Village. Born on March 29, 1930 in Shelby County, Illinois she was the daughter of Aloysius and Frances (Jurgens) Bueker.
Helen attended Neoga High School in Neoga, Illinois and graduated with the Class of 1948. On January 11, 1951, she married Leonard McKinney in Tuscola, Illinois. She was a homemaker for the majority of her life in addition to being a seamstress and working in food services.
Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rosary Sodality, and Irish Loners in Arcola. She also enjoyed quilting, gardening, flowers, bird watching, spending time with her family, and a regular blood donor to the American Red Cross.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard McKinney of Columbia City; children Colleen Brown and Diana Shoemaker, both of Columbia City, Jeanette (Mike) Wise of Fort Wayne, Elizabeth (Keith) Stelljes of Las Vegas, NV, Trudy (Leonard) White of Severn, MD, Dan (Laura) McKinney of Bluffton, Bonnie (Tom) Davis of Columbia City, Ed (Rhonda) McKinney of Port Charlotte, FL, and Brad (Kara) McKinney, of Columbia City; 15 grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; siblings Margaret (Paul) Willenborg of Neoga, Ill., Norma Otterson of Eau Claire, WI, Clara Stuart of Helotes, TX, and Joan Jamison of Teutoplis, Ill.; sister-in-law Kathryn Bueker of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Gary McKinney, grandson Austin McKinney, siblings Bill, Louis, Adolph, George, and Carl Bueker, Luella Lilley, and Madonna Blair, and son-in-laws Ron Shoemaker and Vic Brown.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 with a reciting of the Rosary at 2:00 pm at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday February 2, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Arcola, 12305 Arcola Rd, Fort Wayne, with calling one hour prior. Msgr. Thadeus Balinda, celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Arcola.
Helen attended Neoga High School in Neoga, Illinois and graduated with the Class of 1948. On January 11, 1951, she married Leonard McKinney in Tuscola, Illinois. She was a homemaker for the majority of her life in addition to being a seamstress and working in food services.
Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rosary Sodality, and Irish Loners in Arcola. She also enjoyed quilting, gardening, flowers, bird watching, spending time with her family, and a regular blood donor to the American Red Cross.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard McKinney of Columbia City; children Colleen Brown and Diana Shoemaker, both of Columbia City, Jeanette (Mike) Wise of Fort Wayne, Elizabeth (Keith) Stelljes of Las Vegas, NV, Trudy (Leonard) White of Severn, MD, Dan (Laura) McKinney of Bluffton, Bonnie (Tom) Davis of Columbia City, Ed (Rhonda) McKinney of Port Charlotte, FL, and Brad (Kara) McKinney, of Columbia City; 15 grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; siblings Margaret (Paul) Willenborg of Neoga, Ill., Norma Otterson of Eau Claire, WI, Clara Stuart of Helotes, TX, and Joan Jamison of Teutoplis, Ill.; sister-in-law Kathryn Bueker of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Gary McKinney, grandson Austin McKinney, siblings Bill, Louis, Adolph, George, and Carl Bueker, Luella Lilley, and Madonna Blair, and son-in-laws Ron Shoemaker and Vic Brown.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 with a reciting of the Rosary at 2:00 pm at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday February 2, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Arcola, 12305 Arcola Rd, Fort Wayne, with calling one hour prior. Msgr. Thadeus Balinda, celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Arcola.
Helen Marie McKinney, age 88, of Columbia City, IN, passed away peacefully at 12:55 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Renaissance Village. Born on March 29, 1930 in Shelby County, Illinois she was the daughter of Aloysius and Frances (Jurgens) Bueker.
Helen attended Neoga High School in Neoga, Illinois and graduated with the Class of 1948. On January 11, 1951, she married Leonard McKinney in Tuscola, Illinois. She was a homemaker for the majority of her life in addition to being a seamstress and working in food services.
Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rosary Sodality, and Irish Loners in Arcola. She also enjoyed quilting, gardening, flowers, bird watching, spending time with her family, and a regular blood donor to the American Red Cross.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard McKinney of Columbia City; children Colleen Brown and Diana Shoemaker, both of Columbia City, Jeanette (Mike) Wise of Fort Wayne, Elizabeth (Keith) Stelljes of Las Vegas, NV, Trudy (Leonard) White of Severn, MD, Dan (Laura) McKinney of Bluffton, Bonnie (Tom) Davis of Columbia City, Ed (Rhonda) McKinney of Port Charlotte, FL, and Brad (Kara) McKinney, of Columbia City; 15 grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; siblings Margaret (Paul) Willenborg of Neoga, Ill., Norma Otterson of Eau Claire, WI, Clara Stuart of Helotes, TX, and Joan Jamison of Teutoplis, Ill.; sister-in-law Kathryn Bueker of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Gary McKinney, grandson Austin McKinney, siblings Bill, Louis, Adolph, George, and Carl Bueker, Luella Lilley, and Madonna Blair, and son-in-laws Ron Shoemaker and Vic Brown.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 with a reciting of the Rosary at 2:00 pm at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday February 2, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Arcola, 12305 Arcola Rd, Fort Wayne, with calling one hour prior. Msgr. Thadeus Balinda, celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Arcola.
Helen attended Neoga High School in Neoga, Illinois and graduated with the Class of 1948. On January 11, 1951, she married Leonard McKinney in Tuscola, Illinois. She was a homemaker for the majority of her life in addition to being a seamstress and working in food services.
Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rosary Sodality, and Irish Loners in Arcola. She also enjoyed quilting, gardening, flowers, bird watching, spending time with her family, and a regular blood donor to the American Red Cross.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard McKinney of Columbia City; children Colleen Brown and Diana Shoemaker, both of Columbia City, Jeanette (Mike) Wise of Fort Wayne, Elizabeth (Keith) Stelljes of Las Vegas, NV, Trudy (Leonard) White of Severn, MD, Dan (Laura) McKinney of Bluffton, Bonnie (Tom) Davis of Columbia City, Ed (Rhonda) McKinney of Port Charlotte, FL, and Brad (Kara) McKinney, of Columbia City; 15 grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; siblings Margaret (Paul) Willenborg of Neoga, Ill., Norma Otterson of Eau Claire, WI, Clara Stuart of Helotes, TX, and Joan Jamison of Teutoplis, Ill.; sister-in-law Kathryn Bueker of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Gary McKinney, grandson Austin McKinney, siblings Bill, Louis, Adolph, George, and Carl Bueker, Luella Lilley, and Madonna Blair, and son-in-laws Ron Shoemaker and Vic Brown.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019 with a reciting of the Rosary at 2:00 pm at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday February 2, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Arcola, 12305 Arcola Rd, Fort Wayne, with calling one hour prior. Msgr. Thadeus Balinda, celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Arcola.
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