INMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-29 published
McKENZIE,
Penelope "
Penny"
Diana (née
LEWIS)
Age 39, passed away suddenly December 25th, 2007, while on holiday
in the Dominican Republic with her loving and adoring husband
Perrie
Herbert
Gisli
McKENZIE by her side. 'Penny is my life,
my love, and my best friend.' Beloved daughter of Doug and Linda
LEWIS; best friend and sister of Justin (Larissa) of Sydney,
Australia;
Matthew
(Lorraine
VASILAROS) of Oakville; Gillian
(Danny) EATON of Vasey; and Susan (Shawn)
McGRAW of Orillia.
Predeceased by sister Claire Louise and brother Graydon. Daughter-in-law
of Donna WARANKIE and Herb and Sharon
McKENZIE and doting aunt
of Sydney and Megan of Sydney, Gabriel of Oakville, Zachary and
Mickayla of Vasey and Dexter of Orillia. Penny will be lovingly
remembered by many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was passionate
about her work as a probation and parole officer. She enjoyed
her work with Meadow in Orillia's Dog Therapy Program. She was
a loyal and compassionate friend to all who knew her. Penny never
wavered in her fight with rheumatoid arthritis since the diagnosis
at the of twenty. She overcame the unrelenting daily pain with
her unquenchable spirit and attitude. Her rheumatologist, Doctor Rob
INMAN, described her as the bravest patient he ever met. The
late Penny
McKENZIE will rest at the Mundell Funeral Home, 79 West
Street, N., Orillia on Monday, December 31st from 2-4 p.m. and on
January 1st from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Then to Saint Paul's United Church,
62 Peter Street, N., Orillia for Funeral Service on Wednesday January 2nd
at 2 o'clock. If desired, Memorial Donations to the Arthritis
and Autoimmunity Research Centre Foundation (R. Fraser Elliott
Building, 5th Floor, 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4)
would be gratefully appreciated. Messages of condolence are welcome
at www.mundellfuneralhome.ca
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