Cover photo for Gail McKinley's Obituary
Gail McKinley Profile Photo

Gail McKinley

December 5, 1939 — March 27, 2025

Fishers

Gail McKinley

Gail McKinley, 85, of Fishers, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at her home. She was born on December 5, 1939, to Edward and June (Smithback) Szekely in Beloit, Wisconsin.

Gail grew up in South Bend, Indiana. She attended Indiana Academy and met her husband Kurt McKinley there. They were married for 66 years. Gail was a homemaker, and a 63-year member of the Glendale Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was a volunteer for many organizations over the years and served on several boards. She served in many departments and capacities at her church and especially enjoyed her most recent role there as floral coordinator. Gail enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and enjoyed gardening and sports, especially tennis, bowling, and golf.

She is survived by her husband, Kurt McKinley; daughters, Renee Copeland, Tamara (Bruce) Smith, and Michelle (Mark) Fogg; grandchildren, Brandon (Stacy), Patrick, Thomas, Zachary, Jacob, Seth (April), Luke (Andrea), and Joel; great-grandchildren, Cate and Ben; and sisters, Eve Parkhurst, Merri Mulkey, and Cheryl (Edward) Fuller.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A private family burial will take place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. A Celebration of Life will be held at Glendale Seventy-Day Adventist Church on April 19 at 3:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 50 E. 91st Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240, www.alz.org/indiana

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Gail McKinley, please visit our flower store.

Upcoming Services

Celebration of Life

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Starts at 3:00 pm (Eastern time)

Indianapolis Glendale Seventh-day Adventist Church

2900 E 62nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46220

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 271

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree