Richard “Cody” McKenzie

Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Winner United Methodist Church in Winner, SD. Burial was in the Winner City Cemetery in Winner, SD. Mason Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cody was born on June 20, 1977, in Winner, SD, to Richard (Dick) and Vicky (Debus) McKenzie. Cody was the second oldest of four children: Terri, Cody, Wade, and Dusty.

He attended school in Winner, SD, where he graduated in 1995. Cody was involved in wrestling and baseball. In 1996, he met his wife LaCosta (Koth) and in 1998, they got married. To this union three children were born: Haley, Natalie, and Carter.

In 2000, Cody started working at Harry K Ford where he worked right next to his dad. He was constantly talking about how Dick would never get any work done with all the old tools he had, and how they were constantly arguing about which radio station they were going to listen to.

Anyone who knew Cody, knew that he loved to have a good time. Along with loving to have a good time, Cody’s other favorite thing was helping people. He was always the first one to show up and the last one to ask for help himself.

In 2001, Cody joined the Winner Fire Department and became one of the assistant chiefs from 2016 till 2021. He devoted a lot of his time doing maintenance on trucks, preparing for steak nights, and serving his community through firefighting. He always enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, golfing, cooking something, or simply just sitting around with his friends drinking beer. Cody had two grandkids. Baseball also played a very important role in his life. He loved spending his nights and weekends watching Carter do his thing on the field. When Cody got sick, there were many days he didn’t feel well, but he never missed a game.

Richard (Cody) Lloyd McKenzie, 45, longtime resident of Winner, SD passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Avera Gregory Hospital in Gregory, SD.

He was preceded in death by his dad Richard (Dick) McKenzie; Kevin Debus; grandparents Vern and Joyce Debus, and Floyd and Ila McKenzie; and great uncle Larry Debus.

He is survived by his wife LaCosta (Koth) McKenzie; three children: Haley (McKenzie) Paulson, her husband Jordan Paulson, and their two kids, Berklee and Madden Paulson; Natalie McKenzie; Carter McKenzie; mother Vicky (Debus) McKenzie; his siblings: Terri (McKenzie) Tracy and her husband Darrel Tracy, their kids Tori (Tracy) Melius, Blake Tracy, and Destiney Tracy; Dusty McKenzie and his children Kayden and Slade McKenzie; Wade McKenzie and his children Riley, Phoenix, Payton, and Aria; as well as many extended family members.