MacKINLEY, ALENA K. - 1922 - 2014 - Miramichi - Alena Kathleen MacKinley, widow of the late Robert A. MacKinley, of Princess St., Miramichi, passed away at the Miramichi Regional Hospital, on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at the age of 91. Born in Chatham, on July 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Alexander "Campbell" and Ellen (Foley) Russell. She was a long time valued employee of the W.S. Loggie Co. Ltd. She was a lifetime member of Calvin Presbyterian Church, Miramichi and served as treasurer for upwards of 60 years. Through much of her lifetime she was a devoted Sunday School Teacher and member of various church groups and most recently was made an Honorary President of the Miramichi Presbyterial Atlantic Mission Society. One of Lena's missions in life was providing nourishment to others, serving both body and mind, and for this she will long be remembered. She is survived by four sisters, Dorothy Creighton (James), Eileen Lobban, Frances Tetford (Gordon) and Betty Barrett; as well as a number of nieces and nephews, each of whom she was very fond and who loved her in return. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Robert, in 2010; two sisters, Peggy Bulmer and Helen Jean Arnold; brothers-in-law Byron Lobban, Howard Bulmer and Frank Arnold.
Visitation will be at Adams Funeral; Home Ltd., 140 King St., on Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The funeral service will be held from Adams Funeral Home Chapel, on Friday, April 25, 2014, at 2 pm, conducted by Rev. Derek Krunys. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, later in the spring. As expressions of sympathy, donations to any charity of the donors' choice would be appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Adams Funeral Home Ltd., 140 King St., Miramichi, telephone 773-3492 or messages of condolence may be sent online to www.adamsfh.ca