Gayle was born June 9, 1944 to Joe and Louise Wiskur in Elkton, SD. She attended Country School District 64 and Elkton High School and then went on to Mankato Commercial College and worked for Northwestern Bell. Gayle worked for several years in Atlanta Georgia, before making Studio City, California her long time residency of 40 years.
It is with the heaviest of hearts that the family of Gayle McKenna announces her passing on Monday August 5, 2013 at the age of 69. She was surrounded by family and friends in her last days, as well as the volunteers from the Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Greater California, whom she loved, and who helped embody Gayle's passion and supported her vision to educate and empower women to take charge of their own health. Everyone who knew Gayle knows she was a truly remarkable person, as a mom, as a leader in the community, and as an inspiration for women across the United States. She will be missed, but Gayle would want the work she began to continue on after her death. Information about her foundation for Ovarian Cancer support and research can be found at www.ovariancancercalifornia.com. May her memory be a cause for celebration and inspiration. She will be missed. Please consider a donation to the OCC, and keep the memory of Gayle's lifelong work and vision alive.

Gayle is survived by her husband Jim McKenna, her daughter Jennifer, her son Rich, six siblings, Leroy Wiskur, Elkton, Lois Wiskur, Pierre, Judy (Mike) Kampmann, John Wiskur (fiancée Lisa) , Janice (Mark) Cronin and David (Connie) Wiskur, all of Elkton. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Roger and DeWayne.

Services will be 10:30 am Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Elkton, SD with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.