Mickey McKinzie

Norma Lysle Mickey McKinzie, 91 formerly of Bloomington died peacefully October 22, 2017 at Villa Health Care East in Sherman, Illinois. Her funeral will be Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington. A private burial service will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal. Visitation will be Friday October 27, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. at Carmody Flynn Funeral Home in Bloomington, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to Central Catholic High School or to a charity of the donors choice. Mrs. McKinzie was born August 7, 1926, the daughter of Thomas S. and Edna Anderson McCurley. She married John F. McKinzie on April 19, 1952 in Springfield, Illinois. He died June 10, 1981. Survivors include two sons, Mark (Kathy) of Carmel, Indiana and William (Cathleen) of Edwards, Colorado and one daughter, Laurie McWard (Monroe) of Springfield, Illinois. Her grandchildren include Katie Andres (Scott) of Fishers Indiana, Meg Roth (Pat) of Vancouver, Washington, Chrissy Garrison (Matt) of Uniontown Ohio, John McWard of Springfield, Illinois, Maureen McWard of Santa Barbara, California, Jack McKinzie of Greenville, South Carolina and Andrew McKinzie of Edwards, Colorado. Her great grand-children include Julia, Luke and Avery Andres and Lucy Roth. A Springfield native, Mrs. McKinzie graduated from Springfield High School, and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. She was a member of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy having christened the USS Springfield during WWII. She was active in fundraising activities for St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary, Central Catholic High School, past President of the Day Care Board and a longtime member of Clio Club. Throughout the years she especially cherished all of her wonderful times with family and friends.