Geraldine (nee Umpleby) McKinnell died December 10, 2018, following two months of care at Victoria General Hospital. She is survived by her children Stewart, Sandy, and Brian, grandchildren Geoffrey, Laura and Meagan, and great-grandsons Kayden and Wyatt. She was predeceased in 2016 by her husband Donald.
She will be interred at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar, BC.