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John Francis “Jack” Kane Sr.

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John Francis “Jack” Kane Sr.

Birth
Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 Feb 1956 (aged 73)
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Burial
West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services were held Monday morning at St. Mary's church for John F. Kane Sr., 73 year old retired C. & N. W. Ry. collector. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.

Mr. Kane died last Friday in Galena Boulevard hospital, Aurora, after an illness of five months.

A 49 year veteran of the Northwestern railroad, Mr. Kane was also active in politics and in the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, serving that organization as legislative representative for eight years.

He was born March 24, 1882, in Tonica, Ill., and spent much of his life in Aurora. He was a resident of this community for many years.

Surviving him are his wife, Frances; son John Jr. of Aurora; three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Rottsolk, Aurora, Mrs. Betty Giles, Jacksonville, N. C., and Mrs. Marcella Morton of Eucinatas [sic, recte Encinitas], Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Barringer of Chicago and Mrs. Frank Meiers of Kirkwood, Mo., and seven grandchildren.

[Published in The West Chicago (IL) Press, Thursday, March 1, 1956]
Funeral services were held Monday morning at St. Mary's church for John F. Kane Sr., 73 year old retired C. & N. W. Ry. collector. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.

Mr. Kane died last Friday in Galena Boulevard hospital, Aurora, after an illness of five months.

A 49 year veteran of the Northwestern railroad, Mr. Kane was also active in politics and in the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, serving that organization as legislative representative for eight years.

He was born March 24, 1882, in Tonica, Ill., and spent much of his life in Aurora. He was a resident of this community for many years.

Surviving him are his wife, Frances; son John Jr. of Aurora; three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Rottsolk, Aurora, Mrs. Betty Giles, Jacksonville, N. C., and Mrs. Marcella Morton of Eucinatas [sic, recte Encinitas], Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Barringer of Chicago and Mrs. Frank Meiers of Kirkwood, Mo., and seven grandchildren.

[Published in The West Chicago (IL) Press, Thursday, March 1, 1956]

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116492490/john_francis-kane: accessed ), memorial page for John Francis “Jack” Kane Sr. (24 Mar 1882–23 Feb 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116492490, citing Calvary Cemetery, West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by DESchuett (contributor 46884478).