Elizabeth M. “Liz” McKinney, age 75, of Mars, passed away on Monday morning, September 9, 2019, at LAS St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.
Born in Pittsburgh, PA on December 11, 1943, she was the daughter of the late James and Catherine Geary Mill.
A graduate of St. Benedict’s School in Pittsburgh, she was a Flight Attendant for T.W.A. She then worked as the Executive Vice President of the Boyd School in Pittsburgh, travelling all over the world for them.
A member of St. Kilian Church, she was also a former president of S.K.A.L., an international travel society.
Surviving are a daughter, Allyson Ashley (Merrell) of Annandale, VA, a son, Todd McKinney (Kristy) of Mars, her grandchildren, Elizabeth, Adam and Ian Ashley and Chase McKinney, her brothers, James Mill (Bonnie) of Indiana, PA and Robert “Bob” Mill (Candice) of Sewickley and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth W. “Moose” McKinney, who she married on February 3, 1968 and who died on February 6, 2017, and by her sisters, Patricia Lokar and Jacqueline Gruber.
Friends will be received at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc., 238 Crowe Ave. Mars, PA on Wednesday from 6-9 PM. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Kilian Church, 7076 Franklin Rd. Cranberry Twp., PA 16066 on Thursday at 10:00 AM. Rev. Charles Bober, officiating. Please meet at the church. Entombment will be in Holy Savior Cemetery, Richland Twp., PA. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.