Obituary-Lisa Kae Keyes

Lisa Kae Keyes

March 5, 1961 — January 15, 2025

Evanston

Lisa Kae Keyes, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away surrounded by her family on January 15, 2025. Born March 5, 1961 to Charlotte and Larry Johnson, she was the oldest of 3 daughters, she was raised in Laketown, Utah, where she grew up participating in many activities and sports, which is where she found her love for softball. Softball was a huge part of her life for many years. Shortly after graduating, she married her high school sweetheart, Eddie Keyes on June 29,1979. Together they raised their 3 children Tristan (Will) Brooks, Bo (Aleisa) Keyes, and Chance (Sydney) Keyes. While raising her children, she passed on her love and passion for sports to them. She took great joy in watching her children succeed, you would always find her on the sidelines cheering them on. Everyone always knew who her children were because she was the loudest one in the stands and on the sidelines. 

As her family grew, so did her love. She welcomed her children’s spouses like they were her own children. But when she became a grandmother, she found her true happiness in life, her grand kids. Nothing made her more proud than being called Nana. But when she couldn’t spoil her grand kids, her dogs were spoiled in every way. Her love for her dogs almost outshone her love of her kids. 

In between being Mom and Nana, she enjoyed the freedom of being able to travel with her favorite person, her husband. Their favorite yearly trip would be their trip to Deadwood South Dakota, where she always came home with more than she went with, because of her love for slot machines. They also very much enjoyed their annual trip to Sturgis with their son Bo and Aleisa, where they went to and enjoyed many concerts. 

Lisa leaves this Earth with a legacy that lives on through her husband, 3 children and spouses, and 11 grandchildren. Lisa is survived by her husband Eddie, her mother Charlotte, her two sisters Nicky (Jody), and Robyn (Troy), her children Tristan and her husband Will and their children Jaxson, Mason, Brooklynn, Kayson, Taggart, and Willow. Bo and his wife Aleisa and their children Jaylon, Ashlyn, and Eli, and Chance and his wife Sydney and their two children Max and Hadlei. She is preceded in death by her father Larry Johnson, her maternal and paternal grandparents, and her mother and father in law. 

She will be remembered by her feisty spirit and her love for her family. 

Funeral services will be held at the Elm Street Ward Chapel, 251 Elm Street, Evanston, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at 1:00.  Viewing will be held prior to services from 11:30 to 12:45.  Interment will follow in the Evanston City Cemetery.