McKenzie Mortuary Services

So I recently decided to have my hip replaced from an old track injury coupled with hip dysplasia and the beginning of a small amount of arthritis. I chose to replace now at a much younger age so I could revive better and faster, I was told by doctors that I could go another 20 years before reall...

It is a myth that only a veteran can be buried at a military VA cemetery. Any veteran that served in the military can be buried at any military cemetery at no cost to the family across the US. This benefit also carries over to the veteran's spouse. It does not matter if the spouse is male or fem...

We can help families still hold a celebration of life with friends and family with a virtual funeral. We want to help you through the process by still having the support of loved ones who can attend the funeral from their home. To learn more about how we can help you with a virtual funeral, pleas...

A woman called the mortuary the other day asking what people are doing during the pandemic when they can’t approach a friend or neighbor who has had a loss. Remember when you would actually get a card in the mail? The feeling that someone cared about you and the excitement of the words written ju...

So when we take our favorite loved classic car to a mechanic and the communication skills of the mechanic are poor or non responsive, we all know you can just take your car and leave.
So what if we lose a loved one in the middle of the night? You call a funeral home, they remove the deceased...

An apprentice learns the trade of embalming and funeral directing much like a “residency” for a physician. The apprenticeship period I feel has become easier than when I served in 1986-1988. One area is the technology of faster communication.

If you can imagine having a pager, when the pager...

I was training an apprentice on how to dress and casket a deceased for a viewing. I took my time and explained to my new apprentice exactly what to do. I shared the names of medical tools that we were using and the reasons you would use each one. I explained the wrong and right way to position a...

We're having our annual estate sale this year on October 3rd from 7am-1pm. The sale will be held at our location and all precautions will be taken to keep everyone safe and healthy. We hope you'll find some new treasures all while supporting an amazing cause. Click the link to learn more!

For over three decades, people often ask me the same questions about what a piece of equipment was called that they had observed being used at a funeral they had attended over their lifetime.

Church truck:
This piece of equipment is also known to some areas of the U.S. as a casket bier, or mo...