June 13, 1983 - August 26, 2026
Kelsey Kayleen (Vrooman) Lee, 43, of Powder Springs, GA passed away peacefully on August 26, 2026, at Wellstar Paulding Hospital in Hiram, GA.
Funeral services were held September 12, 2026, at the United Church of Christ, Eagle Butte with Shawn Olsen officiating.
Kelsey was born on June 13, 1983, in Pierre to Marsha and Tom Vrooman. She grew up in Eagle Butte where she lived on the family ranch until graduating from Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School in 2001.
After graduation, Kelsey moved to Spearfish and later Rapid City where she lived until 2015. That year, she was reunited with her future husband, Terry Lee. In 2016, Kelsey moved to Mission, KS, and in 2018, she and her family made their home in Powder Springs where she lived for the remainder of her life.
Kelsey competed in several pageants, as well as being named Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (CEB) Prom Princess, CEB Prom Queen, and CEB Homecoming Queen. On the basketball court, Kelsey was known as a three-point specialist and defensive standout. She was a Lakota Nations Invitational Free Throw Champion, and later, led her team to a sixth-place finish at the 2000 State A Basketball Tournament.
Kelsey was a State Bowling League MVP on a team consisting of her Grandmother Karen, Mom Marsha, Sister Misty, and herself. She was a staple in the softball world, and part of a South Dakota Co-Ed Softball State Championship team, contributing the game-winning hit.
In December 2021, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of West Georgia, majoring in Sociology with a minor in Psychology.
Kelsey is survived by her husband, Terry Lee; her children, Luke Lee, Terry Lee II, Tiana Lee, Satara Hertel, and Justice Hertel; her granddaughter, Arie Lee; her parents, Tom and Marsha Vrooman; her siblings, Cory Vrooman, Misty Vrooman (Sharls), and Tommy Vrooman (Erica); her grandmother, Karen Vrooman; her parents-in-law, Brenda and Michael Claymore and Gail and Nimr Hassan; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, LeRoy Vrooman, Henry “Bud” Ducheneaux, and Rita “Pauline” Ducheneaux; uncle Wade Ducheneaux; great-grandparents, John and Marjorie Boehrs; and brother, Blue Annis.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was in charge of arrangements.