Robert F. McKenzie

McKENZIE, ROBERT F. Robert F. McKenzie, 90, passed away on Wednesday, (September 27, 2006). The son of the late William H. McKenzie and Gertrude Farnham McKenzie, he was born on February 21, 1916. Mr. McKenzie lived for many years in the Stony Creek section of Branford, before moving to Killingworth, where he has been a resident for the past 50 years. A devoted family man, Robert was a longtime member of the International Typographical Union working at the Van Dyke Printing Company for many years before entering employment with the New Haven Register. Mr. McKenzie was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army Air Corps from 1941 through 1945. In Killingworth, Robert was an active member of the community. He was a 50 year member of the Killingworth Congregational Church, where he was a former deacon and a member of the church choir for many years. He was a charter member of the Killingworth Auxiliary Police and past Master of the Killingworth Grange, of which he was a 60 year member. Robert is survived by his wife, Faith Hooghkirk McKenzie, with whom he recently celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary. He is also survived by a son, Andrew McKenzie and his wife Tracy Jones McKenzie of Old Saybrook, and their children, Zaida and William McKenzie; a daughter, Marian McKenzie and her husband Walter F. Smith of Haverford, PA and their children Grace, Charles, and Thomas McKenzie-Smith; a son, Salvatore Benevento of Killingworth; a son-in-law, Donald Eden of Killingworth; and a granddaughter, Heather Eden Husted and her husband James Husted of Old Saybrook, and their children, Alex and Nicholas Husted. He was predeceased by a daughter, Lee McKenzie Eden and a sister, Zaida McKenzie McDonald. Calling hours for family and friends will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 6-8 p.m. at the Swan Funeral Home, 80 E. Main Street, Clinton, CT. Funeral services for Mr. McKenzie will be held on Monday, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. at the Killingworth Congregational Church, 273 Route 81, Killingworth, CT. Internment will take place at the Evergreen Cemetery in Killingworth. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Robert F. McKenzie may be made to the Congregational Church in Killingworth, 273 Route 81, Killingworth, CT 06419. Well-wishers may also make donations in his memory to the Salvation Army, 10 West Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016.