1. | MCKENZIE, Angus Donald was born on 6 May 1924 in Mansfield, Richland County, OH; died on 22 Oct 2011 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
October 22, 2011
Angus Donald McKenzie
Niagara Gazette
NIAGARA FALLS — Angus Donald McKenzie went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on October 22, 2011. He was 87. He was born in Mansfield, OH on May 6, 1924, a son of the late Angus Dougald and Della Marie (Steinberger) McKenzie.
Mr. McKenzie served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1944-1946, until he was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant. He later graduated from Case Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. McKenzie was the president of Wendt’s Dairy until his family sold the business. Following his retirement from Wendt’s he worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for 17 years.
Mr. McKenzie was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church until his family moved to Youngstown, where they joined the Lutheran Church of the Messiah. He was also a member of the LaSalle Lions Club, the LaSalle Business and Professional Association, the Niagara Club and the 1-3 Club. He enjoyed taking day trips with his family to Lutheran Camp Pioneer in Angola, NY to which he made many engineering improvements over the years. He enjoyed playing badminton, tennis, riding his bicycle every day, walking and taking day trips to Toronto every week. Mr. McKenzie traveled to many countries over the years and took a trip around the world at the age of 82.
He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Virginia (Wendt) McKenzie of Youngstown; his daughter, Mary (Brian) Dumont of Midlothian, VA; his two sons, Rob Roy (Carolyn) McKenzie of Niagara Falls and Craig (Diane) McKenzie of Midlothian, VA; and his sister, Julia (late Robert) Watterson. Mr. McKenzie is also survived by five grandchildren, Amber, Nathan (Angela), Mallory, Kyle McKenzie and Kayleigh Dumont; two great-grandchildren, Victoria and Rob Roy McKenzie and six nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Ave., on Tuesday from 4-8 PM. Services will be held on Wednesday at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 915 Oneida Street in Lewiston on Wednesday at 11 AM. Burial will be in Oakland Rural Cemetery. If desired, donations may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Messiah or Niagara Hospice House.
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Angus married WENDT, Virginia Goerss on 23 Jun 1951 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Virginia (daughter of WENDT, Edwin Christian Johann and GOERSS, Mabel Grace) was born on 25 Jan 1929 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 8 Jan 2015 in Richmond, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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