Kenneth Arthur McKay, 78, a lifelong Aberdeen resident and retired partner of MCKAY & SON, LLC., died Saturday morning, September 19, 2015 at his home in Aberdeen.

Ken was born in Aberdeen on May 12, 1937 to Arthur Ross and Cathryn Elizabeth (Byard) McKay. He graduated from Weatherwax Senior High School in 1955 and then graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry from the University of Washington in 1960.

On March 19, 1960, Ken married Nancy Ellen Golding in Lakewood, WA. She passed away May 28, 1997.

Ken joined his father in the logging industry in 1961 and together they formed MCKAY & SON. In 2005, with the addition of Ken’s son John, MCKAY & SON, LLC was formed. Ken retired in 2012.

He was a member of the Washington Contract Loggers Assoc. and Washington Trucking Assoc. He enjoyed fishing, stamp collecting and spending time at his summer home on Hood Canal where he enjoyed family, boating and sailing.

Ken is survived by the second love of his life, Thea Hopfer of Aberdeen, WA; his son, John (Carol) McKay of Olympia, WA; daughters: Marilyn (Rob) Hager of Tacoma, WA and Susie (Rick) Charbonneau of Franklin, TN; five grandchildren: Emily, Ryan, Katherine, Alexis and Kelsey; one great grandchild on the way; sister, Cathryn (Jim) Click of Leavenworth, WA; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Children’s Hospital, ATTN: Donation Dept. 4800, Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, or 1-866-987-2000.

There will be a celebration of Ken’s life on Saturday, October 17th at 2 PM in Fern Hill Funeral Home’s Chapel with reception to follow in the adjacent Dorothy Mann Reception Hall.

A message of condolence or of a memory can be sent to the family at www.fernhillfuneral.com

Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home, Aberdeen

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