Our Staff

Kelly L. McKee

Owner and Pre-Arrangement Counselor

Kelly is a 1986 graduate of Manchester High School and holds an Indiana Life Insurance License. Providing funeral service to the North Manchester area since 1992. Kelly is the daughter of Ira and Nancy Lewis of rural Silver Lake. She has two children, Abby and her husband Troy Martin and Mattie, and one granddaughter, Malery. Kelly is a past board member of Junior Achievement, a member of North Manchester Chamber of Commerce Board, a member of Manchester Symphony Orchestra, serves on Board of Directors of Timbercrest Senior Living Community, a member of First Brethren Church, and attends Warsaw Community Church.

Candace J. Petrie

Pre-Arrangement Counselor and Receptionist

Candie is a 1986 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and holds an Indiana Life Insurance License. She has provided funeral service pre-arrangement counseling since 1999. She is the daughter of Chuck and Martha Burbank of rural Silver Lake and is married to Carl. They have two children, Jessica and Clayton. Candie is a past participant in the Junior Achievement program at Manchester Elementary School, a past member and treasurer of the Manchester Athletic Booster Club and a member of First Brethren Church.

David W. Nordmann

Funeral Director, Pre-Arrangement Counselor and Monument Sales

David is a 1975 graduate of Manchester High School and a 1988 graduate of Mid-America College of Funeral Service in Jeffersonville, IN. A funeral director and embalmer, David has provided funeral service in North Manchester for 37 years. His parents are Wayne and Earlene Nordmann of rural Roann. He married Louise J. Blocher in 1982. They have two children, Christopher, and his wife Shayla and their son Mason of North Manchester and Amanda and her husband Brandon Fannin and their children Braylon, Emmalyn, Brycen and Addisyn of rural Rochester, IN. David is a member and Past President of the North Manchester Lions Club. David and Louise are the owners of Nordmann's Nook, a fresh bakery and Amish made fine wood furniture store in North Manchester. 

Joe Egner

Joe Egner graduated from Manchester High School in 2005 and Manchester University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management. Joe is married to Bri Walgamuth of Akron, Indiana. He has always lived in the North Manchester area and has been connected to the community in various ways. Joe is scheduled to graduate from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in June 2017 with the highest degree they offer. Joe is the son of Ed Egner and Kelli (Moore) and Daryl Shoemaker. He is a member of Saint Robert's Catholic Church. Joe has been employed with McKee Mortuary since April 2014. 

Carl E. Petrie

Carl is a 1980 graduate of Manchester High School.  He is the son of Maynard and Margaret Petrie, both deceased.  He married Candie in 1988 and they are the parents of two children, Jessica and Clayton.  He drives a truck for H. F. Group in North Manchester which he has done since 2007.

Larry G. Lengel

Larry is a 1969 graduate of Wabash High School.  A veteran of two years in the Army and four years in the National Guard, he has lived in North Manchester for 18 years.  His parents are Leon Jr. and Betty Lengel of Wabash.  He married Debbie Packins in 2000, has two daughters Heather Lengel and Megan Petrie (husband Mike), and a step-daughter Amy Tezekjian.  He has four grandchildren, Wyatt Brown, Grant, Bailey and Madison Petrie.  He is a member of the United Methodist Church and has been a volunteer fire fighter for 34 years.

Chris Walters

Chris is a 1980 graduate of Manchester High School. He is the son of Mike Walters and JoAnne Pingleton.   He is married to Janelle and they have three children, Megan, Jeremy and Ethan and one granddaughter, Madelyn. He is a member of First Brethren Church, North Manchester, IN. He is a truck driver for Advanced Disposal for 9 years

Caleb Bandow

Caleb Bandow is a 2017 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School.  Caleb plans on attending IPFW in 2018 where he plans on getting a Business and Marketing degree.  He played basketball at Tippecanoe Valley High School for 3 years.