On Saturday, August 1st, 2026, Keith Samuel Gilroy went home to be with the Lord, leaving behind his older brother, Lyle Clayton Gilroy of Loveland, Colorado and a world made so much brighter by the light and love he shared wherever he went.
Keith was born (along with his twin sister Katherine) on January 9th, 1938 in Ord, Nebraska. He graduated from Ord High School where he participated in football, basketball and track.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a Military Policeman in Germany from 1962 to 1964. After his military service, he went to college and graduated from the University of Nebraska. After that, he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Accountancy from the University of Missouri – Columbia. He started his own accounting business and operated his business in Red Oak, Iowa from 1977 until 2004. During this time, he also taught accounting at nearby Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and later at Grand Canyon University in Arizona.
Keith retired in 2004 and moved to Sun City West, Arizona where he met his future wife Joan Schmid. They were married in 2009 and lived happily together until her passing in 2015.
Keith was a strong Christian and a dedicated missionary at heart. He was passionate about his faith and worked with Heaven Ready Ministries to realize his dreams of reaching Military Veterans and people all around the world with the message of the Gospel.
Keith is survived by his older brother Lyle C. Gilroy of Loveland, Colorado. He is preceded in death by his wife, Joan Schmid-Gilroy, his twin sister Katherine Stuckey and his parents, Lucinda and Clayton Gilroy.
“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
nor angels nor principalities nor powers,
nor things present nor things to come,
nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV)
A visitation will be held at Sunland Memorial Park, Mortuary & Crematory, 15826 North Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, AZ 85351, US, on August 22, 2026, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am, followed by a funeral service at the same location from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
A committal service will take place at Sunland Memorial Park & Mortuary 15826 Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, AZ 85351, US, on August 22, 2026, from 11:00 am to 11:30 am.
