Obit of John Raphel Cardinal - McClain County OK c635 Submitted by: Susan Gabel 3 Sep 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.R. Cardinal Buried Tuesday - The Purcell Register - January 18, 1973 A Rosary service for John Raphel Cardinal, 97, Purcell, was held Monday evening of this week in the Conner chapel, with Father John O'Brien officiating. The buriel service was conducted Tuesday morning in Our Lady of Victory church and interment was in Hillside cemetery. Cardinal was born in Kansas, on Dec. 3, 1875, and moved to this area in 1916 to engage in farming. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic church. He died Jan. 12 in the Purcell Municipal hospital following an extended illness. He is survived by four sons, Albert of Wayne; Leo, Manteca, Calif.; Armond of Moore; Leroy of Hobbs, N.M.; two daughters, Helen Hon, Las Vegas, Nev.; Madeline Todd, Venice, Calif.; a sister, Annie Dumas, Purcell and 14 grandchildren. Pall bearers were Leo Cardinal, Jimmy Cardinal, John Bland, Henry Dumas, Clarence Dumas and A.L. Feroli. A Rosary service for John Raphel Cardinal, 97, Purcell, was held Monday evening of this week in the Conner chapel, with Father John O'Brien officiating. The burial service was conducted Tuesday morning in Our Lady of Victory church and interment was in Hillside cemetery. Cardinal was born in Kansas, on Dec. 3, 1875, and moved to this area in 1916 to engage in farming. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic church. He died Jan. 12 in the Purcell Municipal hospital following an extended illness. He is survived by four sons, Albert of Wayne; Leo, Manteca, Calif.; Armond of Moore; Leroy of Hobbs, N.M.; two daughters, Helen Hon, Las Vegas, Nev.; Madeline Todd, Venice, Calif.; a sister, Annie Dumas, Purcell and 14 grandchildren. Pall bearers were Leo Cardinal, Jimmy Cardinal, John Bland, Henry Dumas, Clarence Dumas and A.L. Feroli.