Obituary of Henrietta McGregor MacKenzie

MACKENZIE, Henrietta (Henri) MacGregor

August 30, 1923 - Staten Island, New York, USA

March 12, 2022 – Black Diamond, Alberta

Henrietta MacKenzie passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the age of 98 years.

Henri was born in Staten Island, New York, USA on August 30, 1923. After the death of her mother in 1932, Henri and her sister moved to Ullapool, Scotland to live with her father’s family.  She met Dugald in Scotland during WWII, they married in 1949 in Calgary and began their long farming life in Priddis, where she cared for all her family, friends, and animals. Henri made generous and delicious meals and was famous for her white cake, raisin scones and Scottish Oatcakes. Henri was a dedicated member of the Red Deer Lake United Church, beginning in 1955, where she made many true and lasting friendships. She also supported many events in the Priddis Community and will be sadly missed by all she met.

Henri is survived by her loving children, Morah Fletcher (Jerry) and John MacKenzie, her brother-in-law Henry, nieces Janet and Nancy and their families.

She was predeceased by her husband Dugald in 2000, sister Jean in 2006 and her sister-in-law Shon in January 2022.

A family service will be held at a later date. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed here. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made directly to the Rising Sun Long Term Care, c/o Sheep River Health Trust, https://sheepriverhealthtrust.ca/ or to the Red Deer Lake United Church, https://reddeerlakeuc.com/.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Rising Sun Long Term Care in Black Diamond for the wonderful care they showed towards Henri during her time there.