Mary Ellen McKenzie, 61, of Gahanna, Ohio died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Mount Carmel East Medical Center in Columbus. She was the youngest of four daughters born to J. Harold and Genevieve McKenzie on October 16, 1950.
Mary grew up in the Belfast community where she attended elementary school. She transferred to Hillsboro for High School, graduating in 1967.
Following graduation, Mary moved to Columbus and became an Ohio Bell long-distance operator, advancing to middle management with AT&T. She retired from the phone company with 30 years of service.
Mary enjoyed traveling and reading. In recent years she became passionate about paper crafts and card making with friends. Many family and friends were recipients of beautiful, personalized cards that she had made.
She was preceded in death by her sister Wilma J. Martin 1972, father J. Harold McKenzie 1982, and mother Genevieve McKenzie 1991.
Mary is survived by her sisters Betty Moles and Ann McKenzie of Middletown; nieces Sheryl Bob Martin- Smith of Port Clinton, OH, Jacque Jim Steritz of Lake Village, AR, Michelle Vinton Roush of Fairfield, OH; nephews John Martin Phil Varasso, Columbus, OH, Mike Jenifer Moles of Batavia, OH, John Cathy Moles of Moraine, OH, 14 great nieces and nephews, 1 great-great nephew, as well as several cousins and many dear friends.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at the Belfast United Methodist Church, where friends may call from 12:30 till 2:00 P.M.
Pastor Mick Parks and Pastor Kenneth Woleab will officiate. Burial will follow in the Coss Cemetery in Belfast.
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