Jack "Mack" McKee

Jack “Mack” McKee Jack McKee 72, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Grand Island Regional Medical Center. Services will be held Wednesday, Nov 24th at 10:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Reverend Dan Bremer will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home from 5-7 PM. He was born May 29, 1949 in Columbus Nebraska to James H and Lola (Hewitt) McKee. He had 3 sisters and one brother. He attended Columbus Public Schools and graduated from Columbus High School in 1967. After high school he enrolled in the US Navy and was stationed in California. He attended Columbus Community College and worked in the family McKee Paint and Pawnee Bar businesses. He married Joan Deck from Winside in 1971 and they celebrated their 50th anniversary this year. Unto this union was a son Jason Howard McKee who died tragically in a car accident in 1992. A year later a daughter Jody Beth was born. Jack started DJing at the Flying Wheels Skating Rink in Columbus and in 1977 the family moved to Grand Island where he was a DJ for many years at Skate Island. He later worked at the Holiday Inn DJ’ing and was still doing it 32 years later. He started his own successful mobile DJ Business, Jack Mack Music, in 1981 and just retired from that this year due to declining health. He estimated he did over 600 weddings in this time. He worked at JB Swift as a QA for over 32 years. He enjoyed computers, music, Nebraska football, volleyball and doing family things. He always had music on whether headphones, computer or car. He could name a song, who it was by and the year just by a lyric. He especially enjoyed all the dances in Greeley and knowing so many wonderful people there. His pride and joy was his daughter Jody. He enjoyed being a receptionist at her business, Step It Up Dance Academy. He and Joan enjoyed traveling the state doing Passport Nebraska. He is survived by his wife Joan, daughter Jody, sisters Janice Done (Ken), and Judy McKee, sister in laws Jane Marsh, and Karen Hamm. He was preceded in death by his brother Jim, sister Joyce, son Jason, brother in law Rodney Deck, in-laws Wilmer and Rose Deck. Memorials may be sent to family to be determined at a later date.

Jack "Mack" McKee

May 29, 1949 - November 17, 2021

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May 29, 1949 - November 17, 2021

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