Esther S (Breig) McKenzie
Oct 25, 1849 - Apr 26, 1911
Submitted by Terri (Weimer) Borden

About June 1, 1911[sic], she went to spend a few months with her daughter, Mrs. Alice Eichorn, where her health began to fail and all that medical skill and loving and tender care of her children could do failed to save her life.

She is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. J. Stacer [John & Mary Ann (Breig)], Mrs. R. Kemp [Richard Ezra Sampson Kemp & Rachel Eva (Breig)] and P.P. [Peter Paul] Breig, of Meyersdale; Mrs. Wilson Hawn [Louisa Sarah (Breig)], of Salisbury, Pa.; Mrs. Ozias Weimer [Elizabeth Rose (Breig)], of Greenville; A. J. [Alfred] Breig, of Berkley Springs, W. Va.; Mrs. V. J. Hurley [David J. & Martha Elizabeth (Breig) Harley], of Parnasas, Pa.; Geo. F. [George Francis] Breig, of Vandergrift, Pa.

In 1869 Esther S. Breig was united in marriage with James A. McKenzie at Meyersdale, Pa., in SS. Philip and James church by Rev. Patrick Brown. They resided here until the spring of 1874 when they sought a home in the West, living in Kansas and Arkansas. When the new country of Oklahoma was thrown open for settlement, she, with her husband and family, were among the first settlers and endured the many privations and hardships of the new country, but their courage and zeal were crowned with success and they became the owners of a beautiful farm, where they lived in happiness and contentment until the death of the husband five years ago. Since that time Mrs. McKenzie spent most of the time among her children. Three of her children died in infancy.

Those surviving are Mrs. Laura Kimerly, of Kingsville, Texas; Mrs. Alice Eichorn, of Tulsa, Okla.; Clinton, of Tulsa; James, of Oregon; Clarence, of Black Hills, S. D.; Vincent, Lloyd and Samuel, of O'Kean, Okla.

She was a faithful, devoted wife and mother, a kind and true friend and neighbor, always ready to minister to those in sickness or distress. She was a faithful and consistent member of the Catholic church, fortified with the sacraments of her holy faith, patient in her sufferings and resigned to the will of God, she died with a hope of a blessed immortality.

Funeral services were conducted by her pastor. Her body was laid to rest in the [St. Joseph] Catholic cemetery at Keil [now called Loyal], Oklahoma, beside her husband.

May her soul rest in peace.