Celebration of Life Funeral Services will be held at the Shenandoah United Methodist Church on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers memorial may be directed to the family.

Keith Raymond Whitehill was born on November 14, 1971 at the Hand Hospital in Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of Dale and Jane (Reynolds) Whitehill. Keith entered into eternal peace on April 29, 2018 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Keith's early years were spent on the family farm in rural Shenandoah. He was involved in the Shenandoah Teamsters and Tri-M's 4-H Club and the Davis-Rodgers FFA Chapter. Keith also enjoyed playing youth baseball on the Northboro and Shenandoah Youth Leagues. He graduated from Shenandoah High School with The Class of 1990. He later went on to attend Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls. He received his Associates Degree in 1992 in Swine and Farm Management. He then returned to Shenandoah to pursue his passion of farming.

As a young man Keith helped his Dad on the farm raising hogs and cattle and growing corn and soybeans. He loved to help his neighbors with bailing hay, walking beans and any other help that was needed. After college Keith worked for several hog operations and then came home to farm. He had several other jobs including working at Con-Ag, Imperial, Eatons and Henry Fields. He also did custom hay work. The only thing that could trump his enthusiasm for farming, was when he became a father. Mark and Ashley were the loves of his life. Everything he did was always for their best interest.

Most recently Keith was a member of the Summit United Methodist Church. Some of his other passions included collecting anything related with Farmall/International Harvestors Tractors and Equipment and watching the Kansas City Royals play baseball. One of his fondest memories was going to the 2014 Kansas City Royals Wild Card Game with his brother Larry. The Royal won that game in 12 innings!

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Paul and Esther Whitehill and Earl and Helen (Davidson) Reynolds.

Those left to honor his memory include his beloved children Mark and Ashley Whitehill of Shenandoah; his father Dale Whitehill of Shenandoah; mother Jane Smith of Shenandoah; brothers Charles Joseph Whitehill of Lancaster, PA and Larry Whitehill of Roland, IA; companion Ruth Wathen of Shenandoah; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.