Roderick 'Alex' MacKenzie
Lieu de naissance : Glace Bay, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de naissance : 1er février 1920
Lieu de décès : Glace Bay, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 9 juillet 2011
Roderick Alexander (Alex) MacKenzie, 91, of Glace Bay, formerly of Malagawatch, passed away at Glace Bay Hospital on July 9, 2011.
Born in Glace Bay, he was the son of the late Roderick Henry and Doldena (MacLeod) MacKenzie.
He was employed at Sydney Steel, served in the Canadian Army Signals Corp overseas in the Second World War and the Korean War, and continued as an active member of the Signals Corp Association.
Recently he received his 50-year commemorative pin from the Royal Canadian Legion where he performed as service officer and was a past president. He devoted many years of his life to assisting people in the AA community. He was an avid tarabish player and always enjoyed a friendly game at the Pensioners Club in Sydney.
He is survived by his daughter, Ethel, Halifax; sons, Sandy, Port Hawkesbury, Fred (Joyce), Halifax, Fultz (Joanne), Baddeck; grandchildren, Marisa, Shelley, Jennifer, Alison, Tanya, Alex and Jack; and; great- grandchildren, Victoria, Isaac, Benjamin, Daniel, Rebecca and Megan.
He was predeceased by his parents, wife, Beulah (Bagnell), sister, Phyllis, brother, Neil, son, Ken and daughter, Elizabeth.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at Patten’s Funeral Home, 71 Union St., Glace Bay on Thursday, July 14, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Shirley Murdock officiating. Interment will occur in the Malagawatch Cemetery at a later date.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.pattenfuneral.com.
