>From: "Jesbel" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:34:02 -0800 > > >Taken from the Campbell River Mirror Newspaper, dated Wed., Jan. 12, 2005 > >William Herman McKenzie, June 26th, 1924 - January 7th, 2005 >Passed away surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Georgeville, >Nova Scotia, and moved to Merville, B.C., at the age of four. He joined tha >army in 1942 and was wounded in action in Belgium during WW II. After >returning home he married Doris Thompson in December of 1946 and they made >their home in Courtenay before moving to Campbell River in 1956. Bill was a >faller most of his life and the last 25 years of working were in Franklin >River, Port Alberni. He retired at age 65 and spent his leisure time enjoying >hunting, fishing and especially gardening. Bill was predeceased by his >mother, father, and brother Dan McKenzie. He is survived by his sister Mary >(Cliffe) Pattison, sister Kay Rolston, and brother Ron (Elsie) McKenzie, his >wife Doris McKenzie, his sons, Gary (Roberta) McKenzie and Brian (Paddy) >McKenzie, his daughter Eileen (Russell) Miller, his 5 grandchildren: Bill and >Don McKenzie, Greg Miller and Brandi (Jason) Edwards, and 2 great >grandchildren: Leah Edwards and Blake McKenzie. >By request a private family memorial will be held. In lieu of flowers the >family requests donations be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. >and Yukon, P.O. Box 741, Campbell River, B.C., V9W 6J3. Arrangements >entrusted to Island Funeral Services and Elk Falls Crematorium, 103 - 909 >Island Highway, Campbell River. >___________________________________________ >nsroots mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/cgi-bin/listinfo/nsroots