Joint funeral for couple married 70 years
Donald MacKenzie, 97, died last Thursday, the day after his wife Mina, 93, died in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after being admitted with a broken leg. The couple will be laid to rest tomorrow after a joint funeral service at their local church in the Kincardine village of Auchenblae.
Mr and Mrs MacKenzie, of Brownmuir House, Fordoun, married in 1939. Mr Mackenzie built up a successful herd of pedigree Hereford cattle and was a local councillor for 36 years.
The couple are survived by their three children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren - and one great great grandchild.