Jacksonville - Irene Cannon French passed away peacefully on May 14, 2013 in Jacksonville, FL at the age of 90.
She was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a first generation American daughter of Irish parents Michael Cannon and Mary Reilly. Irene loved singing the old Irish songs learned from her mother's collection of scratchy 78 rpm records. She could make you cry with a rendition of "Danny Boy" and then laugh with some of the more risqué Irish drinking songs. Her love of singing later translated into membership and eventual leadership of the singing group "The Loveable Lambs and Rams."
Irene was also a long standing member of the Moose Lodge of Ocala, FL where she met Owen French and they eventually married. She and Owen traveled to nursing homes around Citrus County with "The Loveable Lambs and Rams" and together they brought many hours of joy to the residents until they were both well into their 80s. After Owen's passing, Irene moved to Jacksonville in 2011 to live with family friends Linda and Jim Stokes who became her caregivers.
Irene was the last surviving sibling of six brothers; John, Joseph, James, William, Thomas and Lawrence Cannon and two sisters Mary Cannon Thurn and Agnes Cannon Cheney. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Albert Lavin and William Rumford. Irene had no biological children but claimed her many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews as her own who will all mourn her passing including Florence Fink, James Fink, Frances Andruskiewicz, Jeannine Corey, Lorraine Cheney and Catherine Dennington.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 8:30am on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 6455 S.W. State Road 200 Ocala, FL. 34476 with Father Patrick J O'Doherty as Celebrant. Irene will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ocala.
Words of comfort can be left at:
www.hardage-giddenshendricksave.com
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home 4115 Hendricks Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32207. (904) 346-3808.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from June 2 to June 3, 2013
She was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a first generation American daughter of Irish parents Michael Cannon and Mary Reilly. Irene loved singing the old Irish songs learned from her mother's collection of scratchy 78 rpm records. She could make you cry with a rendition of "Danny Boy" and then laugh with some of the more risqué Irish drinking songs. Her love of singing later translated into membership and eventual leadership of the singing group "The Loveable Lambs and Rams."
Irene was also a long standing member of the Moose Lodge of Ocala, FL where she met Owen French and they eventually married. She and Owen traveled to nursing homes around Citrus County with "The Loveable Lambs and Rams" and together they brought many hours of joy to the residents until they were both well into their 80s. After Owen's passing, Irene moved to Jacksonville in 2011 to live with family friends Linda and Jim Stokes who became her caregivers.
Irene was the last surviving sibling of six brothers; John, Joseph, James, William, Thomas and Lawrence Cannon and two sisters Mary Cannon Thurn and Agnes Cannon Cheney. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Albert Lavin and William Rumford. Irene had no biological children but claimed her many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews as her own who will all mourn her passing including Florence Fink, James Fink, Frances Andruskiewicz, Jeannine Corey, Lorraine Cheney and Catherine Dennington.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 8:30am on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 6455 S.W. State Road 200 Ocala, FL. 34476 with Father Patrick J O'Doherty as Celebrant. Irene will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ocala.
Words of comfort can be left at:
www.hardage-giddenshendricksave.com
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home 4115 Hendricks Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32207. (904) 346-3808.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from June 2 to June 3, 2013
Jacksonville - Irene Cannon French passed away peacefully on May 14, 2013 in Jacksonville, FL at the age of 90.
She was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a first generation American daughter of Irish parents Michael Cannon and Mary Reilly. Irene loved singing the old Irish songs learned from her mother's collection of scratchy 78 rpm records. She could make you cry with a rendition of "Danny Boy" and then laugh with some of the more risqué Irish drinking songs. Her love of singing later translated into membership and eventual leadership of the singing group "The Loveable Lambs and Rams."
Irene was also a long standing member of the Moose Lodge of Ocala, FL where she met Owen French and they eventually married. She and Owen traveled to nursing homes around Citrus County with "The Loveable Lambs and Rams" and together they brought many hours of joy to the residents until they were both well into their 80s. After Owen's passing, Irene moved to Jacksonville in 2011 to live with family friends Linda and Jim Stokes who became her caregivers.
Irene was the last surviving sibling of six brothers; John, Joseph, James, William, Thomas and Lawrence Cannon and two sisters Mary Cannon Thurn and Agnes Cannon Cheney. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Albert Lavin and William Rumford. Irene had no biological children but claimed her many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews as her own who will all mourn her passing including Florence Fink, James Fink, Frances Andruskiewicz, Jeannine Corey, Lorraine Cheney and Catherine Dennington.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 8:30am on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 6455 S.W. State Road 200 Ocala, FL. 34476 with Father Patrick J O'Doherty as Celebrant. Irene will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ocala.
Words of comfort can be left at:
www.hardage-giddenshendricksave.com
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home 4115 Hendricks Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32207. (904) 346-3808.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from June 2 to June 3, 2013
She was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a first generation American daughter of Irish parents Michael Cannon and Mary Reilly. Irene loved singing the old Irish songs learned from her mother's collection of scratchy 78 rpm records. She could make you cry with a rendition of "Danny Boy" and then laugh with some of the more risqué Irish drinking songs. Her love of singing later translated into membership and eventual leadership of the singing group "The Loveable Lambs and Rams."
Irene was also a long standing member of the Moose Lodge of Ocala, FL where she met Owen French and they eventually married. She and Owen traveled to nursing homes around Citrus County with "The Loveable Lambs and Rams" and together they brought many hours of joy to the residents until they were both well into their 80s. After Owen's passing, Irene moved to Jacksonville in 2011 to live with family friends Linda and Jim Stokes who became her caregivers.
Irene was the last surviving sibling of six brothers; John, Joseph, James, William, Thomas and Lawrence Cannon and two sisters Mary Cannon Thurn and Agnes Cannon Cheney. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Albert Lavin and William Rumford. Irene had no biological children but claimed her many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews as her own who will all mourn her passing including Florence Fink, James Fink, Frances Andruskiewicz, Jeannine Corey, Lorraine Cheney and Catherine Dennington.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 8:30am on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 6455 S.W. State Road 200 Ocala, FL. 34476 with Father Patrick J O'Doherty as Celebrant. Irene will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ocala.
Words of comfort can be left at:
www.hardage-giddenshendricksave.com
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home 4115 Hendricks Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32207. (904) 346-3808.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from June 2 to June 3, 2013
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