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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Wayne D.
Key
Aug 3, 1925 — Feb 22, 2014
Obituary
Wayne D. Key, 88, Lake Mills, died on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center in Johnson Creek.
He was born on August 3, 1925 in Browerville, MN, the son of the late William and Martha (Brooke) Key.
He was a graduate of Browerville High School and later from Spartan School of Mechanics for airplanes in Oklahoma.
Wayne married Joyce Roehl on September 2, 1950.
He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy stationed on the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
He has been a Lake Mills resident since 1949, when he moved in with his brother Omer and his wife Donna.
Wayne was employed by the former Crepaco, Inc., in Lake Mills, for 40 years as a big brake press operator.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, EAA, and Civil Air Patrol.
He and his brother, Omer, enjoyed flying 2-seater planes and had built his own easy rider hang glider.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Joyce; two sons, Conrad (Rhonda) of Pound, WI, Edward (Barbara) of Marshall; three grandchildren, Craig (Misty) Key, Tyler (Matt) Bukachek, Kevin Key; four great grandchildren, Levi, Loralei, Rylan, Benson; other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Oakford (Violet) Key, Dale (Violet) Key, Omer (Donna) Key, and one sister, Arlene Hopp.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Mark D. Dressel officiating.
Burial will be in Rock Lake Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites by the Lake Mills American Legion Post #67.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, at the church, from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
If desired, memorials may be made to the church.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
He was born on August 3, 1925 in Browerville, MN, the son of the late William and Martha (Brooke) Key.
He was a graduate of Browerville High School and later from Spartan School of Mechanics for airplanes in Oklahoma.
Wayne married Joyce Roehl on September 2, 1950.
He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy stationed on the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
He has been a Lake Mills resident since 1949, when he moved in with his brother Omer and his wife Donna.
Wayne was employed by the former Crepaco, Inc., in Lake Mills, for 40 years as a big brake press operator.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, EAA, and Civil Air Patrol.
He and his brother, Omer, enjoyed flying 2-seater planes and had built his own easy rider hang glider.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Joyce; two sons, Conrad (Rhonda) of Pound, WI, Edward (Barbara) of Marshall; three grandchildren, Craig (Misty) Key, Tyler (Matt) Bukachek, Kevin Key; four great grandchildren, Levi, Loralei, Rylan, Benson; other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Oakford (Violet) Key, Dale (Violet) Key, Omer (Donna) Key, and one sister, Arlene Hopp.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Mark D. Dressel officiating.
Burial will be in Rock Lake Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites by the Lake Mills American Legion Post #67.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, at the church, from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
If desired, memorials may be made to the church.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
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