Grand Traverse County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Canfield, Jack J. & Ellie (Eleanor Tilton) 
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Cemetery:           Linwood Cemetery
Name:               Jack J. & Ellie (Eleanor Tilton) Canfield

Date Of Photograph: July 3, 2007
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Jack J. Canfield   b. 20 Jan. 1932   d. 5 Sep. 2003 
SGT US ARMY
KOREA
Married  May 1967
ELLIE (ELEANOR TILTON) CANFIELD   b. 1938
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      TRAVERSE CITY - Jack James Canfield, 71, of Traverse City, died Friday 
evening, Sept. 5, 2003, at Munson Medical Center following a long and 
courageous battle with cancer.
      Born Jan. 20, 1932, in Flint, he was the son of the late Fred and 
Rosaline (Schmuckal) Canfield. On May 26, 1967, in Traverse City, he married 
Eleanor J. "Ellie" Tilton.
      He served with the United States Army as a paratrooper during the Korean 
conflict.
      Jack was the elected sheriff of Grand Traverse County for 12 years and 
employed by the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office for 35 years before his 
retirement.
      He was a member of the Grand Traverse Lake Sports Fishing Association, 
American Military League, Sheriff's Association, Fraternal Order of Police, and 
a life member of Cherryland VFW Post 2780 and the American Legion.
      Jack enjoyed hunting and fishing and excelled as a wild game chef. He 
cherished the time he spent with his family. In his retirement years, Jack 
loved fishing trips with his grandchildren, traveling and entertaining family 
and friends in Bokeelia, Fla.
      
      A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, at St. 
Francis Catholic Church, with the Rev. James Gardiner serving as celebrant.
      Visitation will be at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Tuesday from 
2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., with a scripture service at 7:30 p.m.
      Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, Long Lake Township, with full 
military honors under the auspices of Cherryland VFW Post 2780.
      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Boys & 
Girls Club of Grand Traverse, 517 Wellington, Traverse City, MI 49686.
      Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2
      To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven:
      A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to 
pluck up that which is planted.
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 
Name: Jack J Canfield 
Service Info.: SGT US ARMY KOREA  
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1932 
Death Date: 5 Sep 2003 
Cemetery: Linwood Cemetery  
Cemetery Address: Traverse City, MI 49684  
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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORD
CANFIELD, JACK J & JARVIS, ELEANOR J  1967 0118  

 



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