Gill, Catherine Mary McLoughlin

Catherine Mary McLoughlin Gill, of Blacksburg, Va., and formerly of Colonial Heights, Va., and Easley, S.C., passed away on September 22, 2010. She was born in New York on February 27, 1920, to Daniel and Catherine Lavin McLoughlin. A veteran of the United States Army, she served overseas as a 2nd Lt. in the Medical Department during World War II. While in the military, she met and married the love of her life at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome. her husband, Lt. Col. Mark J. Gill. Her parents and her sister, Eileen McLoughlin preceded her in death. Kaye is survived by her daughter, Michelle Embrey, of St. Joseph, Mo.; and her sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Maureen Gill, of Chantilly, Va., Richard and Kay Gill, of Annandale, Va., and Jerry and Elaine Gill, of Christiansburg, Va. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, Toni and Chance Embrey, of St. Joseph, Mo., Mark Embrey, of Nebraska, Ryan Gill, of Santa Monica, Calif., Brandon, Julie and Colby Gill, of Radford, Va., Lauren Gill, of Williamsburg, Va., Michael Gill, of Baltimore, Md., Katie Gill, of Radford, Va., Elizabeth Gill, of Annandale, Va., and Nick Gill, of Christiansburg, Va.; her sisters and brother-in-law, Peggy Cavanagh, and Betty and Charlie Kalinowski; as well as her brother, Danny McLoughlin, all of Long Island, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews also survive. She resided at Showalter Center of Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, Va., for the past 14 years. Her aide, Anita Sawyers, as well as many dedicated and compassionate staff members at the Center cared for her during the last years of her life. A Funeral Service with Military Honors will be held 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2010, in Arlington National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend the service should arrive at the Administration Building at Arlington National Cemetery no later than 9:15 a.m. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 7, Bedford, Va. 24523. McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg, Va., is serving the family.