This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKenzie, Swensen, Martin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/355 Message Board Post: The Herald Journal, 11/30/01 LOGAN, Utah — Gerald Orvil McKenzie, 86, our beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully Nov. 27, 2001, at his home. Gerald was born June 30, 1915, in Downey, Idaho, to Charles Hyrum McKenzie and Zina Amelia Swensen. He later moved to Preston, Idaho, where he obtained his schooling and began his career with his brothers in construction. In 1953, he moved to Logan, Utah, where he continued his career with Raymond Construction. He took leave for two years to serve as the general contractor for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build the cache stake center, the highlight of his career. After retiring from Raymond Construction he returned to his true love-finish carpentry. He was married to Marceil Martin Jan. 18, 1941. They were sealed in the Logan LDS Temple. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served faithfully in many ward positions including two bishoprics, and temple officiator in the Logan Temple. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, and four children, Orvil G. and Linda McKenzie, Fort Collins, CO., Sherrie Cummings, Pleasant View, Utah, Lee M. and Barbara McKenzie, Mesa, Ariz., and Cleo and Mark Cohen, Sandy, Utah, 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Logan 16th Ward Chapel, 125 W. 600 North. Friends and family may call at Nelson Funeral Home, 162 East 400 North, Logan, Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. and at the church on Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. The burial will follow in the Preston City Cemetery, Preston, Idaho.