Shirley E. MacKenzie

Mrs. MacKenzie, 69, of Howell, died Aug. 23, 2007, at home. She was born in Newark and had lived there before moving to Howell. Prior to retiring in 2002, she was a toll collector for the Garden State Parkway Authority for 12 years. Mrs. MacKenzie was a parishioner of St. Veronica's Roman Catholic Church, Howell. She was also a member of a toll collectors union. Surviving are her husband, Douglas MacKenzie; a son, Donald MacKenzie of Howell; three daughters, Deborah Deane of Lanoka Harbor, Ocean County, Kimberly Leyden of Howell and Kelly Morrell of Sewell, Gloucester County; two sisters, Betty Lou Fenney of Florida and Joan Van Pamel of Wisconsin; and six grandchildren. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Veronica's Church, followed by entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen County. The Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township, was in charge of arrangements.