John Henry McCann died May 29, 1965, at the home of his son, Dr. William E. McCann, in Olathe, Kansas. Mr. McCann was born October 8, 1892, at Creston, Iowa, and came to Salina in 1929. He served as a rural mail carrier 38 years, including 29 in Salina, before retiring in 1958.
Mr. McCann was a World War I veteran. He served in E Company, 138th US Infantry, American Expeditionary Force in Europe and was one of the few survivors of 'The Lost Battalion.'
He was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church of Olathe, and the Knights of Columbus, American Legion and
Elks Lodge of Salina.
Survivors included daughters, Mrs. Rita Bland, Mrs. Lina Doyle, Dr. Mary McCann and Mrs. Martha Wisniewski; sons, John McCann Jr. and Dr. William E. McCann; sisters, Mrs. Agnes Doran, Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell, Mrs. Alfonse Ruggle; a brother, Eugene McCann; and 26 grandchildren.
Mr. McCann was a World War I veteran. He served in E Company, 138th US Infantry, American Expeditionary Force in Europe and was one of the few survivors of 'The Lost Battalion.'
He was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church of Olathe, and the Knights of Columbus, American Legion and
Elks Lodge of Salina.
Survivors included daughters, Mrs. Rita Bland, Mrs. Lina Doyle, Dr. Mary McCann and Mrs. Martha Wisniewski; sons, John McCann Jr. and Dr. William E. McCann; sisters, Mrs. Agnes Doran, Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell, Mrs. Alfonse Ruggle; a brother, Eugene McCann; and 26 grandchildren.
John Henry McCann died May 29, 1965, at the home of his son, Dr. William E. McCann, in Olathe, Kansas. Mr. McCann was born October 8, 1892, at Creston, Iowa, and came to Salina in 1929. He served as a rural mail carrier 38 years, including 29 in Salina, before retiring in 1958.
Mr. McCann was a World War I veteran. He served in E Company, 138th US Infantry, American Expeditionary Force in Europe and was one of the few survivors of 'The Lost Battalion.'
He was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church of Olathe, and the Knights of Columbus, American Legion and
Elks Lodge of Salina.
Survivors included daughters, Mrs. Rita Bland, Mrs. Lina Doyle, Dr. Mary McCann and Mrs. Martha Wisniewski; sons, John McCann Jr. and Dr. William E. McCann; sisters, Mrs. Agnes Doran, Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell, Mrs. Alfonse Ruggle; a brother, Eugene McCann; and 26 grandchildren.
Mr. McCann was a World War I veteran. He served in E Company, 138th US Infantry, American Expeditionary Force in Europe and was one of the few survivors of 'The Lost Battalion.'
He was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church of Olathe, and the Knights of Columbus, American Legion and
Elks Lodge of Salina.
Survivors included daughters, Mrs. Rita Bland, Mrs. Lina Doyle, Dr. Mary McCann and Mrs. Martha Wisniewski; sons, John McCann Jr. and Dr. William E. McCann; sisters, Mrs. Agnes Doran, Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell, Mrs. Alfonse Ruggle; a brother, Eugene McCann; and 26 grandchildren.
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