BX April 4, 1953
John J. McCann
The death of John Joseph McCann occurred Friday in Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto. Born on the Isle of Mann, he had been a resident of Brantford since 1901 and had been employed by the city for a number of years. At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted with the 125th Battalion with whom he served throughout the war. On his return to Brantford from overseas, he was employed with the C.N.R., retiring in 1945. Mr. McCann was a member of Brant Lodge, A.F. and A.M., and was also a member of the Canadian Legion. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. J.K. (Lily) Pollock, Tranquility, and three grandchildren. Mr. McCann is resting at the Beckett Funeral Home where a service will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
BX April 4, 1953
John J. McCann
The funeral service for John J. McCann was conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Beckett Funeral Home by Rev. C.V. Tomkins. The many present at the service marked the high regard in which Mr. McCann was held. The pallbearers, all members of the Canadian Legion, in charge of E.R. Edwards, were D. Monkman, J. Turner Jr., G. Mears, D. Miller, A. Wright and G. Rickwood. Interment was in the family plot, Mount Hope Cemetery.