The Darien Times

Obituary: Kathleen Joy McKenzie; Longtime resident, world traveler

Written by The Darien Times
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:32 PM

Kathleen Joy McKenzie, a longtime resident of Darien who had lived in Redding since 2001, died on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Meadow Ridge Health Center. She was 85.

Born in 1926 in Trinidad, West Indies, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Leon Agostini and Ethel Olive Agostini.

Joy was an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. She also lived in Caracas, Venezuela; London, England; and Paris, France before moving to the United States in 1969.

She is survived by her three children, Richard G. McKenzie of Amherst, NH; Geoffrey I. McKenzie of Stamford, CT; and Jennifer McKenzie Farmakis of Wilton, CT, and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her two brothers Peter and Ian Agostini of Canada. She was predeceased by her husband Gerald Bertram McKenzie in 2009.

A private memorial service is to be scheduled after the New Year. The Edward Lawrence Funeral Home of Darien is handling the arrangements. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2075 Silas Dean Highway, Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.

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