Joseph Edward McCanna Jr. passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2006.
Joe was born in Albuquerque to Laurene Asselin McCanna and Joseph E. McCanna Sr. on October 3, 1925. His grandfather, P. F. McCanna Sr. pioneered the insurance and real estate business in Albuquerque, starting P. F. McCanna Inc. in 1888.
Joe went to St. Mary School from grades 1 through 12 where he distinguished himself in sports, as well as in academics. It was at St. Mary's that he later coached under Babe Parenti.
Joe served as an officer in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II, and he studied at the graduate and undergraduate levels at Kansas State Teachers' College in Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph's College in Albuquerque, Notre Dame University in Indiana, and at the University of New Mexico. Joe worked as a realtor, a mathematics teacher, and as a coach. It was while working for the United States Army schools in Baumholder, Germany that he met his wife of 48 years, Helen J. Steenkolk from Toledo, OR, who was also teaching in the Army schools there. After a long honeymoon in Europe, they moved to Albuquerque, where their son, Joey and daughter, Laurene Marie were born. Joe was a charter member and first president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Exchange Club. Joe was elected Chairman of the County Parks and Recreation Board in 1961. Joe was active in several other church, political, and social organizations such as the Knights of Columbus, National Right to Life Committee and the Elks.
Joe is survived by his wife, Helen McCanna, his son, Dr. Joe McCanna III, his daughter, Laurene "Lori" Dahl and her husband, Andres, three grandchildren, his brother, Peter McCanna, his sister, Peggy Brennan and her husband, Wilfred, his sister, Janet King and her husband, Vernon and his many nieces and nephews.
A Rosary Service will be held on Wednesday evening, May 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church in Old Town. The Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church, followed immediately by a reception at the nearby Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, formerly the Sheraton, at 800 Rio Grande Blvd. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you give a donation in Joe's name to the Right to Life, an Alzheimer's research charity or a charity of your choice.
Joe was born in Albuquerque to Laurene Asselin McCanna and Joseph E. McCanna Sr. on October 3, 1925. His grandfather, P. F. McCanna Sr. pioneered the insurance and real estate business in Albuquerque, starting P. F. McCanna Inc. in 1888.
Joe went to St. Mary School from grades 1 through 12 where he distinguished himself in sports, as well as in academics. It was at St. Mary's that he later coached under Babe Parenti.
Joe served as an officer in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II, and he studied at the graduate and undergraduate levels at Kansas State Teachers' College in Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph's College in Albuquerque, Notre Dame University in Indiana, and at the University of New Mexico. Joe worked as a realtor, a mathematics teacher, and as a coach. It was while working for the United States Army schools in Baumholder, Germany that he met his wife of 48 years, Helen J. Steenkolk from Toledo, OR, who was also teaching in the Army schools there. After a long honeymoon in Europe, they moved to Albuquerque, where their son, Joey and daughter, Laurene Marie were born. Joe was a charter member and first president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Exchange Club. Joe was elected Chairman of the County Parks and Recreation Board in 1961. Joe was active in several other church, political, and social organizations such as the Knights of Columbus, National Right to Life Committee and the Elks.
Joe is survived by his wife, Helen McCanna, his son, Dr. Joe McCanna III, his daughter, Laurene "Lori" Dahl and her husband, Andres, three grandchildren, his brother, Peter McCanna, his sister, Peggy Brennan and her husband, Wilfred, his sister, Janet King and her husband, Vernon and his many nieces and nephews.
A Rosary Service will be held on Wednesday evening, May 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church in Old Town. The Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church, followed immediately by a reception at the nearby Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, formerly the Sheraton, at 800 Rio Grande Blvd. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you give a donation in Joe's name to the Right to Life, an Alzheimer's research charity or a charity of your choice.
Joseph Edward McCanna Jr. passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2006.
Joe was born in Albuquerque to Laurene Asselin McCanna and Joseph E. McCanna Sr. on October 3, 1925. His grandfather, P. F. McCanna Sr. pioneered the insurance and real estate business in Albuquerque, starting P. F. McCanna Inc. in 1888.
Joe went to St. Mary School from grades 1 through 12 where he distinguished himself in sports, as well as in academics. It was at St. Mary's that he later coached under Babe Parenti.
Joe served as an officer in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II, and he studied at the graduate and undergraduate levels at Kansas State Teachers' College in Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph's College in Albuquerque, Notre Dame University in Indiana, and at the University of New Mexico. Joe worked as a realtor, a mathematics teacher, and as a coach. It was while working for the United States Army schools in Baumholder, Germany that he met his wife of 48 years, Helen J. Steenkolk from Toledo, OR, who was also teaching in the Army schools there. After a long honeymoon in Europe, they moved to Albuquerque, where their son, Joey and daughter, Laurene Marie were born. Joe was a charter member and first president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Exchange Club. Joe was elected Chairman of the County Parks and Recreation Board in 1961. Joe was active in several other church, political, and social organizations such as the Knights of Columbus, National Right to Life Committee and the Elks.
Joe is survived by his wife, Helen McCanna, his son, Dr. Joe McCanna III, his daughter, Laurene "Lori" Dahl and her husband, Andres, three grandchildren, his brother, Peter McCanna, his sister, Peggy Brennan and her husband, Wilfred, his sister, Janet King and her husband, Vernon and his many nieces and nephews.
A Rosary Service will be held on Wednesday evening, May 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church in Old Town. The Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church, followed immediately by a reception at the nearby Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, formerly the Sheraton, at 800 Rio Grande Blvd. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you give a donation in Joe's name to the Right to Life, an Alzheimer's research charity or a charity of your choice.
Joe was born in Albuquerque to Laurene Asselin McCanna and Joseph E. McCanna Sr. on October 3, 1925. His grandfather, P. F. McCanna Sr. pioneered the insurance and real estate business in Albuquerque, starting P. F. McCanna Inc. in 1888.
Joe went to St. Mary School from grades 1 through 12 where he distinguished himself in sports, as well as in academics. It was at St. Mary's that he later coached under Babe Parenti.
Joe served as an officer in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II, and he studied at the graduate and undergraduate levels at Kansas State Teachers' College in Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph's College in Albuquerque, Notre Dame University in Indiana, and at the University of New Mexico. Joe worked as a realtor, a mathematics teacher, and as a coach. It was while working for the United States Army schools in Baumholder, Germany that he met his wife of 48 years, Helen J. Steenkolk from Toledo, OR, who was also teaching in the Army schools there. After a long honeymoon in Europe, they moved to Albuquerque, where their son, Joey and daughter, Laurene Marie were born. Joe was a charter member and first president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Exchange Club. Joe was elected Chairman of the County Parks and Recreation Board in 1961. Joe was active in several other church, political, and social organizations such as the Knights of Columbus, National Right to Life Committee and the Elks.
Joe is survived by his wife, Helen McCanna, his son, Dr. Joe McCanna III, his daughter, Laurene "Lori" Dahl and her husband, Andres, three grandchildren, his brother, Peter McCanna, his sister, Peggy Brennan and her husband, Wilfred, his sister, Janet King and her husband, Vernon and his many nieces and nephews.
A Rosary Service will be held on Wednesday evening, May 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church in Old Town. The Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church, followed immediately by a reception at the nearby Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, formerly the Sheraton, at 800 Rio Grande Blvd. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you give a donation in Joe's name to the Right to Life, an Alzheimer's research charity or a charity of your choice.
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