Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McCann, Rev.William J. 1934
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The Carson City Gazette, Thursday, May 10, 1934


Rev. Wm. J. McCann, pastor of St. Ann’s Catholic church at Cadillac, passed 
away Saturday evening following  serious operation performed there on 
Thursday.  He was 49 years of age. 

Fr. McCann was born at Mt. Pleasant, he was ordained in June 1916, he was first 
assigned as assistant at SS Peter and Paul church in Saginaw, after which he 
came to St. Andrew’s in Grand Rapids.  He was at St. Mary’s church in Bay City 
for two years and then became  pastor of the Catholic church in Alma where he 
remained for eight years, before going to St. Ann’s at Cadillac about three 
years ago.

Fr. McCann became ill April 12 and was taken to St. Mary’s hospital in Grand 
Rapids and then later was taken to Ann Arbor.

He is survived by five brothers, Dr. John McCann, a physician at Ionia; Dr. 
Robert McCann, a dentist at Marquette; Thos. McCann of Wheeling, W. Va.; Frank 
McCann of Detroit, and Aloysius McCann of Mt. Pleasant.

Fr. McCann is well known to many in this vicinity, having been here many times 
while pastor at Alma for events connected with St. Mary’s church, and was 
highly regarded by all who knew him.  He and Fr. O’Toole were warm friends.

Funeral services were held at St. Ann’s church in Cadillac Tuesday morning and 
at Sacred Heart church in Mt. Pleasant Wednesday morning.  Rev. P. A. O’Toole 
attended the services at Mt. Pleasant.


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