John McKee Jr., 97, died May 9, 2012, at Sumerset House at Oak Harbor, Vero Beach.
He was born in Detroit and lived in Vero Beach for 36 years, coming from Orchard Lake, Mich.
Before retirement, he was vice president and manager of the Detroit office of BBD&O.
He was a member of the Farmington Country Club, of Charlottesville, Va., Detroit Athletic Club and Orchard Lake Country Club in Michigan.
He also was a member of the Riomar Country Club, Oak Harbor and the Classic Book Club, all of Vero Beach.
He was a member of the Christ Church, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and attended Trinity Episcopal Church of Vero Beach.
He was a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the track team.
Survivors include his sons, David McKee, of Ashland, Ore., John McKee, of Vero Beach and Mark McKee, of Windermere; daughter, Mary Wenger, of Milford, Mich.; sister, Jane McKee, of Birmingham, Mich.; two stepsons, Richard Wagner Jr., of Cincinnati and Charles T. Wagner, of Troy, Mich; stepdaughter, Elizabeth Wagner Wunker, of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eleanor Swan McKee; and second wife, Lucy Wagner McKee.
Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
A memorial service will be at noon May 19 at Oak Harbor Clubhouse with Deacon Lew Gwyn officiating.
A reception will follow.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
Arrangements are by Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
