Deidre Lynn McKenzie

Larry married Sharon Ann Twigg in Private. Sharon was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CUMBERLAND — George Vincent McKenzie, 77, of Cumberland, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, at his home after losing his battle with leukemia. Born Nov. 24, 1928, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Galitzan L. and Helen Marie (Goldsworthy) McKenzie. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Garland Raymond McKenzie, Paul William McKenzie and Virgil DeSales McKenzie; and also a very special grandson, Zachary Allan Winters. Mr. McKenzie was retired from the Kelly Springfield Tire Company with 35 years of service, where he was employed in the mechanical division. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict where he served for nine years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church where he was a eucharistic minister, a nursing home visitor, and with his wife, taught religious education for several years. He was very active in his parish. He also belonged to the American Legion Post 13. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Dorothy E. (Hoover) McKenzie; four sons, Larry G. McKenzie and wife Sharon, Spring City, Tenn., Richard R. McKenzie, Pittsburgh, Pa., Larry A. Messick and wife Cheryl, Cresaptown, and Steve M. Messick, Gaines-ville, Fla.; two daughters, Lora Shircliffe and husband Ansel, Potomac Park, and Lisa K. Conley and husband Michael, Fairgrounds; 12 grandchildren, Klinton Mc-Kenzie and Sue, Craig McKenzie and wife Tonya, Deidre Hays and husband Mark, Travis McKenzie, Megan Turner and husband Brian, Kelly Messick and Bryan, Kerry Messick, Luke Messick, Matthew Winters, Chelsea Conley, Nathan Conley and Aimee Conley; eight great-grandchildren, Morgan, Connor, Calab, Emma, Breann, Ella, Sean and Braydon; his extended family, Lynne and Tom Storey, Tyler and Devin, Cresaptown; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., Cresaptown, (www.scar-pellifh.com) on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. A celebration of George's life will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 8 p.m. with Deacon Dave Conley presiding. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Wednesday at 9 a.m. with Father Milton A. Hipsley as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard. The family requests that contributions be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, the American Cancer Society or the Western Maryland Home Hospice. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Klinton McKenzie, Craig McKenzie, Travis Mc-Kenzie, Matthew Winters, Luke Messick and Nathan Conley. October 15, 2006, Cumberland Times-News.

George married Edna Kinser in Private. Edna was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gallitzen Leo McKenzie, 67, of Fairgo, died this morning in Sacred Heart Hospital shortly after being admitted. He had been in failing health for a year and a half. He was born in Cresaptown, the son of the late Samuel and Alice (Winters) McKenzie. His wife is Mrs. Marie H. (Goldsworthy) McKenzie. Besides his widow, he is survived by four sons, Virgil D., Paul W. and George V. McKenzie, all of Fairgo, and Garland R. McKenzie, Potomac Park; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Weber this city, and 16 grandchildren. He was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church and was a veteran of World War I. The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.


The Cumberland Evening Times, June 9, 1960
Cumberland Evening Times
Cumberland,Maryland

Buried: SS Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Maryland.

Death Certificate courtesy of Don Kagle. He was buried on 11 Jun 1960 in SS Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland.

Gallitzen Leo served in WWI along with his brother-in-law Paul Goldsworthy.

Virgil D. McKenzie, Sr., son of Gallitzen, wrote a McKenzie Family History Book, which hopefully will be added to the McKenzies of Early Maryland web site someday linked to his name. He wrote:

"My father Gallitzen McKenzie was named after the first Catholic priest that came to Cumberland, Maryland. And, to Cresaptown, Maryland. Before the first Catholic church was built in Cumberland, Maryland and Cresaptown, Maryland. The priest rode a horse back and forth. He was known as a circuit rider. He was a missionary. Father Demetrius Galitizin. Whose parish extended from the Susquehanna to the Potomac." (Page 40)

He entered the service 26 Sep 1917 and was discharged 21 May 1919. (Page 61).

Gallitzen married Marie Helen Goldsworthy on 15 Nov 1920 in Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland. Marie (daughter of Paul Goldsworthy and Anna M. Helfrick) was born on 3 Nov 1900 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 20 Mar 1967 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Marie Helen McKenzie, 66, of RD 5, Fairgo, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital. She had been in failing health several months. Born in Cumberland on November 3, 1900, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Anna M. (Helferish) Goldsworthy. She was the widow of Gallitzen L. McKenzie. Mrs. McKenzie was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Surviving are four sons, Virgil D. McKenzie, Sr., Bowling Green; Garland R. McKenzie, Potomac Park, and Paul W. and George V. McKenzie, both of Fairgo; one sister, Mrs. Regina Hinds, Cumberland; two brothers, Paul Goldsworthy, LaVale, and William Goldsworthy, Cresaptown, and 19 grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 to 9 p. m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. tomorrow. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 21, 1967.