Keith Lowel Ueckert

Keith Ueckert was born July 14, 1951 to ElRoy and Wilma Ueckert in Omaha, Nebraska. He was one of 6 brothers and they were raised in King Lake, Nebraska. He had many fun stories of a happy childhood where him and his friends fished, hunted, camped and played some sports. The one challenging period in his childhood is when he contracted polio. He spent quite a lot of time in the hospital with various surgeries and had residual weakness in one arm and to a lesser amount in one leg throughout the remainder of his life. However, he never let polio hold him back. He never backed down from trying or doing anything. Keith graduated from Valley High School in the class of 1970. He made many lifelong friends during his high school years. Keith married Susan Dreager on May 12, 1979 in Valley, Nebraska. For the next two years they lived in the Valley, Nebraska area until moving to Tempe, Arizona in 1981. Keith worked for Special Processes doing aeronautical repair work for the next 21 years. At that time there was a need to move closer to family so moved to Oklahoma for nearly a year and then moved to Parker, Colorado which suited us much better. Keith went to work for Jeppeson (subsidiary of Boeing) preparing flight manuals for many of the airlines. He worked for Jeppeson until he retired in 2013. Susan was still working so Parker, Colorado remained home until September 2020 when finally moving back to Valley, Nebraska. As an adult, Keith and Susan enjoyed fishing, camping, golf and travel. Keith and Susan almost always had one or two dogs as pets, almost always Labradors. Keith named them all. Keith belonged to several different Golf Clubs during those years. Keith was a huge John Wayne fan and could almost recite some of the movies. Keith also enjoyed reading American history and WWII history. Keith loved old country music and the rock and roll music of his childhood. He was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan and loved watching Colorado Rockies baseball. While living in Parker, Colorado he attended quite a few Rockies games. Keith’s family and friends were very important to him. Keith made many lifelong friendships and cherished his Nebraska, Arizona and Colorado friends and family. Keith was preceded in death by his parents ElRoy and Wilma Ueckert; brothers, Randy, Dennis and Curt; sister-in-laws Nancy (married to Ron) and Joan (married to Susan’s brother Tim). Keith is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Susan, brothers, Ron and Bryon, and many nieces and nephews. Memorials are suggested to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.

Keith Lowel Ueckert

July 14, 1951 - February 3, 2024