Donald Gordon MacKay

1925 - 2002  (76 years)

• Name	Donald Gordon MacKay  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 Dec 1925	Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Oct 2002	North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Southview Cemetery, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [3]
  Person ID	I280848	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Murdock Roy MacKay,   b. 21 Jun 1900, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts d. 1960, Springfield, Franklin, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Vivian Hazel Vickery,   b. 22 Apr 1898, Calais, Washington, Maine d. Oct 1969 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1921	Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F112095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorraine Marceau,   b. 1 May 1926, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 21 May 2016, Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1955  [4]
  Family ID	F112096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Find-a-Grave Donald Gordon MacKay, son of Murdock Roy and Vivian Hazel (Vickery) MacKay. The family moved to Newburgh, N.Y., and he was educated in the Newburgh schools until they moved to North Adams, where he attended Drury High School. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army. He entered the service on Sept. 24, 1945, and served as a private with the Transportation Detachment of the 1802nd Special Regiment at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He was awarded the World War II Victory Medal for his service. Following his honorable discharge on Dec. 6, 1946, he returned to North Adams. He was employed with the former James Hunter Machine Company, North Adams and before his retirement in 1988 he was last employed for many years in the warehouse of the Sprague Electric Co., North Adams. Following his retirement, he was employed with the Landmark Credit Union in North Adams until his death. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, North Adams, and the Sprague Quarter Century Club and Sprague Retirees. He leaves his wife of 47 years, the former Lorraine M. Marceau, whom he married May 28, 1955, in Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur Church, North Adams, a sister, Mrs. Gene Kelly of North Adams, and nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

  
  

• Sources

  [S39653] 1930 census, Massachusetts, Franklin county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0015 (Reliability: 3). [S43361] Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Reliability: 3). Name: Donald Gordon Mackay [Donald G MacKay] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 12 Dec 1925 Birth Place: Greenfield F, Massachusetts Death Date: 26 Oct 2002 Father: Murdock R Mackay Mother: Hazel V Vickery SSN: 010205189 Notes: Mar 1942: Name listed as DONALD GORDON MACKAY; 08 Nov 2002: Name listed as DONALD G MACKAY [S60983] Cemetery index, Southview Cemetery, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave). [S67247] Obituary, Find-a-Grave, Donald Gordon MacKay. [S53727] Marriage index, Massachusetts, Name: Murdock Roy McKay Marriage Year: 1921 Marriage Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA Index Volume Number: 92 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.92 (Reliability: 3).