 1910 - 2003 (93 years)
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| Name |
Ambrose Raymond McKenzie |
| Birth |
27 Sep 1910 |
LaVale, Alleghany County, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
8 Nov 2003 |
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Notes |
- AMBROSE R MCKENZIE
20031110
AMBROSE R MCKENZIE CUMBERLAND Ambrose Raymond McKenzie, 93, of Cumberland, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at his residence.
Born Sept. 27, 1910, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Walter Edward McKenzie and Catherine Elizabeth (Boch) McKenzie. He was also preceded in death by one son, Robert Ambrose Mckenzie; one brother, Michael McKenzie; two sisters, Regina Manley and Catherine Kelly; and three great-grandsons.
Mr. McKenzie was retired with 46 years of service at the Celanese Plant. He had been a Textile Supervisor. He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
Mr.McKenzie was known internationally by the call sign, W3BHE. He became a licensed amateur radio operator in 1931. He learned to speak spanish later in life to help him communicate with Latin America. Mr. McKenzie enjoyed linking families with radio-phone patches throughout the world, especially after natural disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes, made it impossible for Americans here to reach relatives in South America by any other means. He was a member of the Mountain Amateur Radio Operators.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years,Margaret Ann (Young) McKenzie ; four sons, Michael F. McKenzie, Rawlings, Joseph E. McKenzie, Dunedin, Fla., John P. McKenzie, Cumberland, and Stephen M. McKenzie, Rawlings; two daughters, Mary Ann Emery, Morgantown, W.Va., and Lenore V. McKenzie-Morris, Surfside Beach, S.C.; two brothers, Paul McKenzie, Clarksburg, W.Va., and Leo E. McKenzie, Fulton; three sisters, Margaret Strong, Westernport, Helen Cessna and Bernadette Browning, both of Silver Spring; 21 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. DeSales Young, OFM, Cap and the Rev. Valentine Young, OFM, Cap, brothers-in-law of Mr. McKenzie, and the Rev. James Kurtz, OFM, Cap, Pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, as co-celebrants.
Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Food Pantry at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 125 Fayette St., Cumberland, MD 21502.
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Family links:
Parents:
Walter Edward Mckenzie (1882 - 1938)
Catherine Elizabeth Boch Mckenzie (1888 - 1970)
Spouse:
Margaret Ann Young McKenzie (1919 - 2006)
Children:
Robert Ambrose McKenzie (1945 - 1974)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Cumberland
Allegany County
Maryland
GPS (lat/lon): 39.65458, -78.77804
Created by: Joe Mckenzie
Record added: Aug 27, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 15529082
More information:
HE TALKED TO COL.GABRIEL MACKENZIE AFTER THE BIRTH OF HIS SON JOHN AND BEFORE
THE BIRTH OF HIS SON STEVE.BETWEEN 1954 AND 1957 BECAUSE STEVE IS NOT LISTED
ON THE COL.'S RECORD. AMBROSE NEVER TOLD COL GABRIEL MACKENZIE THE AGES OF
HIS CHILDREN SO COL. MACKENZIE GUESSED THE AGES. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
ON COL. GABRIEL MACKENZIE'S MICROFILM ON PAGE#1293. JOSEPH EDWARD MCKENZIE.
Cumberland, MD - Ambrose Raymond McKenzie, 93, of Cumberland, died November 8, 2003 at his residence. Born September 27, 1910 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Walter Edward and Catherine (Boch) McKenzie. He was also preceded in death by one son, Robert A. McKenzie; one brother, Michael McKenzie; two sisters, Regina Manley and Catherine Kelly; and three great-grandsons. Mr. McKenzie was retired with 46 years' service from the Cumberland Celanese Plant, where he had been a textiles supervisor. He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Mr. McKenzie was known internationally by his call sign, W3BHE. He became a licensed amateur radio operator in 1931. He learned to speak Spanish later in life to help him communicate with Latin America. Mr. McKenzie enjoyed linking families with radio-phone patches throughout the world, especially after natural disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes, made it impossible for Americans here to reach relatives in South America by any other means. He was a member of the Mountain Amateur Radio Operators. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Margaret Ann (Young) McKenzie; four sons, Michael F. McKenzie, Rawlings, Joseph E. McKenzie, Dunedin, FL, John P. McKenzie, Cumberland, and Stephen M. McKenzie, Rawlings; two daughters, Mary Ann Emery, Morgantown, WV, and Lenore V. McKenzie-Morris, Surfside Beach, SC; two brothers, Paul McKenzie,Clarksburg, WV, and Leo E. McKenzie, Fulton; three sisters, Margaret Strong, Westernport, Helen Cessna and Bernadette Browning, both of Silver Spring; 21 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St.,Cumberland, on Monday from 7-9 PM and Tuesday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Tuesday at 8:30 PM Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Wednesday at 11 AM, with the Rev. DeSales Young, OFM, Cap and Rev. Valentine Young, OFM, Cap, brothers-in-law of Mr. McKenzie, and Rev.James Kurtz, OFM, Cap, Pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, as co-celebrants. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Food Pantry at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 125 Fayette St., Cumberland, MD 21502. Courtesy of Upchurch Funeral Home, Cumberland, MD
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| Person ID |
I00699 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Walter Edward McKenzie, b. 28 Oct 1882, Cresaptown, Allegany, Maryland d. 29 Jan 1938, Cumberland, Maryland (Age 55 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Catherine Elizabeth Boch, b. 30 Dec 1888, Cumberland, Maryland d. 29 Dec 1970, Cumberland, Maryland (Age 81 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
24 Nov 1909 |
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Family ID |
F00479 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Margaret Ann Young, b. 13 Feb 1919 d. 10 Dec 2006, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Sep 1944 |
| Children |
| | 1. Stephen Matthew McKenzie, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 2. Lenore Virginia McKenzie, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 3. Robert Ambrose McKenzie, b. 25 Aug 1945, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 10 Oct 1974, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland (Age 29 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Michael Francis McKenzie, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 5. Joseph Edward McKenzie, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 6. Mary Ann McKenzie, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 7. John Paul McKenzie, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
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| Family ID |
F00480 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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