Obituaries

James E. Gilkey

Friends will be received 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Schellhaas Funeral Home Inc.

James E. Gilkey, 75, of Ross, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.

He was the husband for 53 years of Carol A. (Ricci) Gilkey; father of Richard T., William B. (Angela), James P. (Lisa) and Thomas M. (Laurie) Gilkey; stepson of Mildred Gilkey; grandfather of David, Amanda, Kelly, Jessica, Patrick, MaryGrace, Megan, Richard and Kaycee; great-grandfather of Hailey and Landon; and brother of John N. and Charles H. Gilkey, Patricia Shento and the late Paul and Thomas Gilkey.

Friends will be received 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday at 388 Center Ave. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church. Please meet at the church.

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Gilkey was active in the West View/Ross Athletic Assocation, St. Teresa Golf League and was the first president of North Hills Football Parents Association. He was president and an elder at Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church.

Donations can be made to Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church, 285 Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15229. www.schellhaasfh.com.

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