Submitted by: Dan Rich

Laura Louise McKee

Feb. 12, 1917 - Oct. 26, 2001

South Bend Tribune 10/28/2001

Laura Louise McKee, 84, formerly of South Bend, Ind., died at 2:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Ind. Louise was born in South Bend on Feb. 12, 1917, and lived here until 1968 when she moved to Orland, Ind., where she lived until 1993 when she moved back to South Bend.

As Laura Louise Nivens she married Glenn R. McKee in South Bend on July 23, 1938. He died in 1990. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Dale T. and Hazel (Borror) Nivens; and by a sister, Eleanor Nivens. Mrs. McKee is survived by a daughter, Susan A. Bennett of South Bend; two sons, Timothy C . (Linda) McKee of Chesapeake, Va., and Daniel R. McKee of Nashville, Ind.; three grandchildren, Laura Sue Bennett of South Bend, Robert D. (Niki) Bennett of South Bend and Brandon McKee of Chesapeake; and by two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth M. Bennett and Brian J. Bennett. Louise was a member and very active in Ridgedale Presbyterian Church in South Bend while she lived here, and with the Orland Congregational Church of Orland. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, Orland.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Rev. Mark Emelander of Orland Congregational Church officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.