She was one of three children of John and Lula (Wagstaff) Danaher. She was the only girl.
Her brothers were:
James John (Sr) (1919-2004)
John Joseph Jr (1924-1984)
She married Pasquale Francis "Joe" Cancilla on February 7, 1942
They had 6 children:
Joseph Edward (Sheila) (1943)
Patrick Francis (Lorraine) (1946)
Elizabeth Isabell "Betty" (Tom Gurak) (1948)
Mary Lou (Bill Wensley) (1949)
Barbara Anne (Frank Hart) (1950)
Janice Louise (Robert Piche) (1951)
17 grandchildren
...and many great and great-great grandchildren
Grandma, or "Nanny" as many of us called her, was a wonderful woman. My father used to get "upset" because he could never participate in "Mother-in-law" jokes because he loved his. She raised 6 children, and my grandfather would say that she did it on her own since he was always working or at a meeting, etc. She was always kind, but knew when to be firm. She and my grandfather were also very nosy neighbors. They would sit near their front window wherever they lived and watch the others around, though they were not gossips. My favorite memory of them would be when we would leave their apartment to return home (4 hours away). They would wave at the window with their curtains.
Her brothers were:
James John (Sr) (1919-2004)
John Joseph Jr (1924-1984)
She married Pasquale Francis "Joe" Cancilla on February 7, 1942
They had 6 children:
Joseph Edward (Sheila) (1943)
Patrick Francis (Lorraine) (1946)
Elizabeth Isabell "Betty" (Tom Gurak) (1948)
Mary Lou (Bill Wensley) (1949)
Barbara Anne (Frank Hart) (1950)
Janice Louise (Robert Piche) (1951)
17 grandchildren
...and many great and great-great grandchildren
Grandma, or "Nanny" as many of us called her, was a wonderful woman. My father used to get "upset" because he could never participate in "Mother-in-law" jokes because he loved his. She raised 6 children, and my grandfather would say that she did it on her own since he was always working or at a meeting, etc. She was always kind, but knew when to be firm. She and my grandfather were also very nosy neighbors. They would sit near their front window wherever they lived and watch the others around, though they were not gossips. My favorite memory of them would be when we would leave their apartment to return home (4 hours away). They would wave at the window with their curtains.
She was one of three children of John and Lula (Wagstaff) Danaher. She was the only girl.
Her brothers were:
James John (Sr) (1919-2004)
John Joseph Jr (1924-1984)
She married Pasquale Francis "Joe" Cancilla on February 7, 1942
They had 6 children:
Joseph Edward (Sheila) (1943)
Patrick Francis (Lorraine) (1946)
Elizabeth Isabell "Betty" (Tom Gurak) (1948)
Mary Lou (Bill Wensley) (1949)
Barbara Anne (Frank Hart) (1950)
Janice Louise (Robert Piche) (1951)
17 grandchildren
...and many great and great-great grandchildren
Grandma, or "Nanny" as many of us called her, was a wonderful woman. My father used to get "upset" because he could never participate in "Mother-in-law" jokes because he loved his. She raised 6 children, and my grandfather would say that she did it on her own since he was always working or at a meeting, etc. She was always kind, but knew when to be firm. She and my grandfather were also very nosy neighbors. They would sit near their front window wherever they lived and watch the others around, though they were not gossips. My favorite memory of them would be when we would leave their apartment to return home (4 hours away). They would wave at the window with their curtains.
Her brothers were:
James John (Sr) (1919-2004)
John Joseph Jr (1924-1984)
She married Pasquale Francis "Joe" Cancilla on February 7, 1942
They had 6 children:
Joseph Edward (Sheila) (1943)
Patrick Francis (Lorraine) (1946)
Elizabeth Isabell "Betty" (Tom Gurak) (1948)
Mary Lou (Bill Wensley) (1949)
Barbara Anne (Frank Hart) (1950)
Janice Louise (Robert Piche) (1951)
17 grandchildren
...and many great and great-great grandchildren
Grandma, or "Nanny" as many of us called her, was a wonderful woman. My father used to get "upset" because he could never participate in "Mother-in-law" jokes because he loved his. She raised 6 children, and my grandfather would say that she did it on her own since he was always working or at a meeting, etc. She was always kind, but knew when to be firm. She and my grandfather were also very nosy neighbors. They would sit near their front window wherever they lived and watch the others around, though they were not gossips. My favorite memory of them would be when we would leave their apartment to return home (4 hours away). They would wave at the window with their curtains.
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