Gerald T. McKenna

Gerald T. “Jerry” McKenna, a lifelong Yonkers resident, died on Monday June 16, 2014 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. He was 80 years old. He was born on April 10, 1934 to Joseph and Frances DeMeo McKenna in Yonkers where he was raised and educated, graduating from Saunders Trade and Technical School. Mr. McKenna was an electrician for the IBEW in White Plains for over thirty years retiring in 1991. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of the Military Police and was stationed in Germany. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in both Yonkers and Deerfield Beach, Florida where he and his wife spent the winter months. On September 10, 1960, he married his loving wife, Elizabeth Raffer in Mt. Carmel Church in White Plains. Mrs. McKenna survives and lives in Yonkers. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Joseph McKenna and his wife, Kelly of Somers, two daughters, Kathleen and Sharon McKenna, both of Yonkers and a brother Dennis McKenna of Hopewell Junction. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and Sawyer. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary Jane Kessler, a brother in law, Chuck Kessler and a sister in law, Jean McKenna. Visiting hours will be at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9pm. Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home on Thursday June 19th at 10am. Cremation will follow at Ferncliff Crematory in Hartsdale. Donations in his memory may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, 706 Haddonfield Rd., Cherry Hill, N.J. 08002 or the American Diabetes Association, 110 Corporate Park Dr. #104, White Plains, N.Y. 10604.

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