Obituary of Gilbert McKay

Gilbert McKay, age 86, of Trumbull, died on Thursday, November 15, 2007 in St. Vincent Medical Center. Born in Lynn, MA on January 21, 1921, he was a son of the late Gilbert and Agnus Mason McKay.

Before his retirement he was an officer in the Merchant Marines for 40 years, where he served during World War II and had two tours of duty during the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy O'Donnell McKay, a son Kevin McKay of Trumbull, a daughter, Eujanie Wheeler and her husband Lawrence of Cape Coral, Florida, a brother, Edward McKay and a sister Agnes Godett, both of Lynn, MA and a granddaughter, Katlyn Wheeler.

Funeral services will take place on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 11:00 a.m. in St. Theresa Church, Trumbull for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Friends may call on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 306 Industrial Park Rd. Middletown, CT 06457 or to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Dr.,Wallingford, CT 06492.