Mary Josephine McKenzie

1927 - 2018  (90 years)

• Name	Mary Josephine McKenzie
  Birth	17 Oct 1927	Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Apr 2018	Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
  Notes	Baptized 10/30/1927 at St. Patrick's. CUMBERLAND - Mary Jo Growden, 90, of Cumberland, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center with her grandchildren by her side. Born Oct. 17, 1927, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late George Frank McKenzie and Mildred Agnes (Cunningham) McKenzie. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her loving husband of nearly 50 years, Carl Elliott Growden; sons, John Frederick Growden and Thomas Michael Growden; brother, James McKenzie; and sister, Dorothy M. Thrasher. Mary Jo was a 1946 graduate of St. Mary's High School, faithful and devout member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, volunteer at St. Mary's Elementary School cafeteria, Cub Scouts Den Mother, and a volunteer with the Telephone Pioneers of America. She was a member of the Cumberland Moose, the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, the Goodfellowship Club, the Democrat Club, and the VFW. Mary Jo worked at GC Murphy's, Packy's Bakery, and sold Jafra cosmetics, but she made her career as a homemaker and taking care of others. Her kitchen was the hub of her home and the family meeting place where many memories were made and the very best meals were shared. In her kitchen, Aunt Jobie did all her favorite things: canning, cooking, baking, talking and laughing on the phone, making candy, playing cards and games, painting, reading, and completing crosswords and the cryptograms (celebrity cipher) in the daily newspaper. If she wasn't in the kitchen, she was out taking care of others, doing God's work, or enjoying nature. She enjoyed camping, fishing, traveling, or just being in her yard chatting with neighbors. She is survived by sisters, Virginia L. Crews, Ohio, Rita F. Markley, Cumberland, and Sue A. Atkins and husband, Bob, Ohio; two brothers, George E. McKenzie and wife, Shirley, Buena Park, Calif., and Joseph J. McKenzie and wife, Betty, Ohio; two grandchildren and their spouses, who were the light in her eyes, Stephanie (Growden) Lewis and husband, Trevor, Oakland, and Matthew Growden and wife Gwen, of Cumberland; two great-grandsons who brought her joy beyond measure, Camden Thomas Lewis and Greyson Elliott Growden; as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins, and others who loved and adored her too numerous to mention. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, on Friday, April 20, 2018. A Christian Wake service will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 7:45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Published in Cumberland Times-News on April 18, 2018
  Person ID	I16775	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	George Francis (Frank) McKenzie,   b. 6 Oct 1902, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 8 Feb 1983, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mildred Agnes Cunningham,   b. 6 Feb 1906, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 21 Apr 2006, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 100 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F05376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carl Elliott Growden,   b. 23 Nov 1926, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 8 May 1999, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1950	St. Mary's, Cumberland, Maryland
  Children	1. John Frederick Growden,   b. 21 Mar 1951, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 2 May 1975 (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Michael Growden,   b. 26 Apr 1952, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 30 Jul 2014, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F07788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021