Genevieve A McKee

September 1, 1929 - June 9, 2015

Thetford - Genevieve A. McKee (Genny), 85, died in her sleep on Tuesday June 9, 2015.She was born in Vernon, IN on Sept 1, 1929, a daughter of Omer and Nora Bland.Until 1968 she was married to Glenn L. McKee, who died in Waterville ME in 2004. She worked as a switchboard operator and finished her career as a live-in caregiver. She lived for sixteen of her retirement years in Clayton NY before moving to live with her son, Glenn and his wife, Deborah in June 2013.She is survived by two sons, Robert McKee of Lake Oswego OR and Glenn McKee of Thetford VT; two daughters, Cathy McKee of Belleville Ontario and Carole McKee of Ellington CT; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The list of people who will greatly miss Genny is much longer. She was predeceased by her sister, Bonnie Smith and her brother, Eugene Bland.Genny's love for the wonders of life, from the simple to the grand, was admired by many including her friends at Thetford Baptist Church where she regularly attended Sunday services and a midweek Bible study. The simple pleasures she enjoyed ranged from watermelon to ice cream, and from hummingbirds to the gliders at Post Mills Airport.Her family is grateful for the outstanding care she received at DHMC from Dr. Daniel Stadler's Blue Team and from Susan D'Anna APRN in Cardiology.A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm, Saturday June 13 at Thetford Baptist Church, located on Route 5 in East Thetford. Pastor Nathan Peets will be officiating.Memorial contributions can be made to the Latham Library, P.O. Box 240, Thetford, VT 05074.The Hale Funeral Homes and Cremation Care of Thetford Center and Bradford, VT are in charge of arrangements.An online guest book is available to leave messages of remembrance by visiting www.halefuneralhomes.comThetford - Genevieve A. McKee (Genny), 85, died in her sleep on Tuesday June 9, 2015.She was born in Vernon, IN on Sept 1, 1929, a daughter of Omer and Nora Bland.Until 1968 she was married to Glenn L. McKee, who died in Waterville ME in 2004. She worked as a switchboard operator and finished her career as a live-in caregiver. She lived for sixteen of her retirement years in Clayton NY before moving to live with her son, Glenn and his wife, Deborah in June 2013.She is survived by two sons, Robert McKee of Lake Oswego OR and Glenn McKee of Thetford VT; two daughters, Cathy McKee of Belleville Ontario and Carole McKee of Ellington CT; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The list of people who will greatly miss Genny is much longer. She was predeceased by her sister, Bonnie Smith and her brother, Eugene Bland.Genny's love for the wonders of life, from the simple to the grand, was admired by many including her friends at Thetford Baptist Church where she regularly attended Sunday services and a midweek Bible study. The simple pleasures she enjoyed ranged from watermelon to ice cream, and from hummingbirds to the gliders at Post Mills Airport.Her family is grateful for the outstanding care she received at DHMC from Dr. Daniel Stadler's Blue Team and from Susan D'Anna APRN in Cardiology.A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm, Saturday June 13 at Thetford Baptist Church, located on Route 5 in East Thetford. Pastor Nathan Peets will be officiating.Memorial contributions can be made to the Latham Library, P.O. Box 240, Thetford, VT 05074.The Hale Funeral Homes and Cremation Care of Thetford Center and Bradford, VT are in charge of arrangements.An online guest book is available to leave messages of remembrance by visiting www.halefuneralhomes.com To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Genevieve A McKee, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.