Nov. 11, 1953 – July 15, 2024
Geralyn (Geri) Marie McKenzie (70) of Sturgeon Bay, handed away together with her household by her facet in Inexperienced Bay on Monday, July 15, 2024.
Geri was born in Chicago on Nov. 11, 1953 to John George and Dolores Barbara (Lorman) McDowall. Considered one of 9 youngsters, Geri’s youth was full of household and punctuated with summer time afternoons on the ballpark and journeys to Door County. Upon commencement from Taft Excessive College in 1971, she enrolled in programs at Wright Jr. Faculty and labored in gross sales and design. She married Keith McKenzie in 1982, and collectively that they had two youngsters, Cori and Kyle. In 1992, she earned an Inside Design Certificates from the Faculty of DuPage and went on to start out her personal enterprise adorning non-public residences and mannequin properties within the Chicago space. After almost a decade as a designer, she transitioned again into the gross sales and repair industries. Most not too long ago, she moved to Sturgeon Bay and labored at a clothes boutique, the place she delighted in constructing rapport with prospects and serving to customers discover a funky jacket or the right costume for a special day.
Geri was adventurous, organized, and pleasant—so pleasant, actually, that she appeared to run into somebody she knew every time she left the home! She had a expertise for stitching. When her youngsters had been younger, she made their Halloween costumes and special day clothes, and later in life, she bought handmade pillows, purses, and residential décor at shops and vacation markets in Door County. She collected owls, by no means handed up an vintage retailer, and was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs, Blackhawks, and Bears. She was deeply happy with her work ethic, her creativity, and her two youngsters.
Geri is survived by her youngsters Cori McKenzie (Andy) Learn, Kyle (Hannah Chavez) McKenzie; siblings Sharon (Dick) Brabson, Pat (Steve) Day, Ed (Rita) McDowall, Jim (Carol) McDowall, Bob (Cindy) McDowall, Cindy Byrd, Barb (Carl) Liebe, and Mary (John) Manchen. Geri was preceded in demise by her mother and father, John and Dolores, and her brother-in-law Jim Byrd.
Visitation might be held on September 14 from 9 am – 11 am and might be adopted by an 11 am memorial service at River Woods Funeral Chapels, 205 S. River Highway, Des Plaines, Illinois.
