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Hedy Luetjen-Scott (Edward Jones) posted a condolence
Thursday, August 14, 2008
I am so happy to have known Katharine MacKenzie. She touched my life in such a positive way. Her genuine caring for others was unsurpassed. She was unselfish, thoughtful, appreciative and loving. I will always treasure the memory of our times together and look forward to seeing her again in heaven.
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Rosemary Walker posted a condolence
Thursday, August 14, 2008
A Tribute to a Great Lady Miss MacKenzie grew up at Knox Church. Thus, she was a life-long friend of my dad, Jim Walker, and a longstanding friend of my mother, Betty. Miss MacKenzie was my Sunday School teacher when I was young – perhaps twelve or thirteen years old. She was a lovely friend throughout my life, always there with a warm smile and encouraging words to bless me on my way. My brother Paul mentions with appreciation her gracious and welcoming presence as we little ones came to Sunday School. In latter years, I would give Miss MacKenzie a call and ask if I could come over and wash my car at her place. She was always open to that, and we would have a nice little visit as I came and went. She would offer me tea in her sitting room. For a while, I stored a few oddities in her basement, and I still have a couple of casserole dishes and kitchen chairs that she gave me. In 1999, I had the privilege of meeting a family of four the day after they immigrated to Canada from Iran. We met in the hall in my apartment building at Finch and Don Mills, and were soon good friends. The elder daughter, Mandana (eleven years old at the time), had not studied English before coming to Canada. Plunged into school, Mandana asked me for help with her homework. As I was unable to help her as much as she would have liked, I gave Miss MacKenzie a call. She didn’t live far from us, and she immediately agreed to help Mandana with her homework. A retired primary school teacher, Miss MacKenzie was just the one to help her. Thus it was that Mandana’s parents would drop her off at Miss MacKenzie’s home in Thornhill once or twice a week, and Miss MacKenzie would help her with her homework. This tutoring continued for two or three years. Miss MacKenzie also spent hours helping Mandana over the telephone with her homework, often due the next day. When Miss MacKenzie moved to Christie Gardens, Mandana went over at her place a few times in the summer for some extra help. Miss MacKenzie was the bridge person that helped Mandana succeed in school, and the friendship between the family and Miss MacKenzie flourished and continued until her dying day. Mandana is now looking forward to her second year at university, and is hoping to be a doctor. She and her parents will always remember Miss MacKenzie as their “angel”. I had the opportunity to visit Miss MacKenzie at Christie Gardens a few times. She always received me cordially and continued to encourage me in the Lord. The last time I went to see her, I took my guitar and the old Presbyterian Book of Praise and sang a hymn and prayed for her. She loved the words of the hymn. I’m so glad that we could be friends right to the end of her life. David, Blake, and Paul, my three brothers, join me in extending heart-felt sympathy to her sister-in-law and many nieces and nephews in their loss. We are so grateful that we have the sure hope and expectation to meet our dear sister in Christ one day in heaven, where all who love Him in spirit and in truth will one day be reunited. With love and prayers for the family at this time, Rosemary Walker
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Scott and Andrea MacKenzie posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Dear Friends and Family, although we are unable to attend the service, we are very sorry to hear of Aunt Katharine's recent passing. She was a strong woman who supported our family with her kind words and generosity. One specific memory of Aunt Katharine's thoughtfulness stands out when we recall the day she sent two stuffed teddy bears to our twins shortly after their birth. We knew that it was not easy for her to run errands at the time, so we were surprised when we received the gifts and best wishes in the mail. Both Kylie and Brady still have that reminder of their Great-Great Aunt Katharine, and although they never met, she will live on in their hearts as well as in ours. With love from Scott, Andrea, Kylie and Brady MacKenzie of Fredericton, NB.
