Erik Mackey

1973 - 2021

Erik Dean Mackey

June 19, 1973 - Sept. 21, 2021

Erik grew up in Kelso, WA, graduated from Kelso High School in 1973.He enjoyed playing youth football, basketball and baseball. Erik moved to West Yellowstone, MT after high school. He worked construction and traveled to Colorado, Utah, Oregon, California, back to Washington in 2000. The light of Erik's eye, his daughter Rainie was born in June 2002, he married her mother Chandra Hunt in 2004 on the Oregon Coast, since divorced. Erik and Rainie returned to West Yellowstone, MT in 2018. Erik recently moved to Bozeman, MT. working for a local roofing company. He loved road trips, golfing with his dad & uncles, camping, clamming & fishing with family and snowmobiling. Erik was a hard worker and a family man. He was a true friend to all his co-workers and loved ones. Erik was larger than life. He never met a stranger and always willing to lend a helping hand, a fiercely loyal, loving person. His smile radiated through his eyes and his hugs are famous. He is survived by his 19 year old daughter Rainie Mackey, his father and step mother Don and Mollie Rose Mackey, his mother Diane Weddel Hendrickson, his brothers Rodney Mackey and Joshua Jordan (Michelle), and his sister Megan Zueger (Jason), grandparents Bill and Shirley Mackey and numerous cherished aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and many dear friends in Washington & Montana. He is preceded in death by grandparents Marlyce Mackey Erland (John Comstock), Roy & Evelyn Weddel, Uncle Dean Weddel (Karen).

Memorial Service will be Saturday October 30, 2021 at 1PM at Faith Family Christian Center in Longview Wa. Memorial contributions can be made to the Veteran's Administration and Manhattan, Montana Ice Skating Rink.