Vivian Kaye McKee (nee Shand)

Passed away in Claresholm on November 12, 2025, our Mom, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt, and friend, at the age of 95 years. Kaye was born in Hanna, Alberta on November 3, 1930, daughter of John and Alice Shand.

Kaye is survived by her sons David and his two daughters Kryan (Evan) VanRooy and Maddison McKee (Adam Semchuk, and John and his wife Jenny and their three children Trent (Gracia) and their two sons Max and Gonzalo, Ethan (Alexa) and his two sons Aiden and Arlo, Mikayla (Dustin) Butler and their two daughters Arena and Clara. Kaye also is survived by four nieces: Shannon McKee, Maureen McKee, Donna (Ron) MacKay, and Annie Campbell as well as five nephews: Dale (Nancy) Baskin, Ken (Allison) McKee, Howard (Marilyn) Campbell, Duncan (Maria Elena) Campbell, and Mike Campbell and numerous great nieces and nephews.

Kaye is predeceased by her husband of 65 years Bob McKee (2020), her granddaughter Amy McKee (1986) and her sister Sheila Campbell (2020).

 Fort Macleod was where Kaye’s family resided during her younger years. After graduating from high school, she attended the Royal Alexandra Hospital School of Nursing in Edmonton and graduated in 1953. She worked at hospitals in Edmonton, Claresholm, California, Taber and returned to Claresholm which became her home where Kaye and Bob raised their two sons on a ranch west of Claresholm. Kaye was part of the nursing profession for 43 years nursing at the General Hospital, Auxiliary Hospital, and became Director of Nursing at the Care Center. She spent her retirement years travelling with Bob, participating in senior swimming competitions across Canada and internationally, playing golf, card games like bridge, canasta, and euchre, darts, hooking rugs, but her favorite past time, being an avid reader, was the enjoyment she received when reading books. She also followed all sports, especially her beloved Blue Jays, and the many conversations with her grandchildren around sporting events. The family will always remember her special meals, that she never forgot a card or gift, her words of advice, and that she loved and prayed for her family.

A celebration of Kaye’s life will be held at a later date and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Claresholm Health Foundation.