Rita Norton McCann
I am sorry to report the death of my great-aunt Rita last night following a heart attack in Clinton, Massachusetts. She would have celebrated her 92nd birthday in just a few weeks.Her passing marks the end of an era, as she was the last surviving child of Thomas J. Norton, Sr. and Lil Irving Norton.
You socks who know me well have probably heard me tell tales about my Grandma G. Well, Rita was one of her three older sisters, a twin to Aunt Marie (the subject of many equally priceless tales).
In addition to her parents and siblings, Aunt Rita was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Lincoln McCann (1910-1994).
She is survived by her only daughter Sharon, son-in-law Tom McQuoid, and grandsons Darren and Kyle . . . and, of course, numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins, and friends.
Robert J. McNally of Clinton will be handling funeral arrangements. The immediate family will accept visitors on Sunday. And, a funeral mass will be held on Monday.
Expressions of sympathy may be made directly to Sharon at mccsh02@comcast.net.
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Rita C. (Norton) McCann
Formerly of Clinton and Stow, died Thursday, August 16, 2007, in Clinton Hospital. She leaves a daughter, Sharon M. McCann, and her husband Thomas F. McQuoid of Clinton, formerly of Stow; and two grandsons, Darren M. and Kyle N. McQuoid. Her husband of 43 years, Thomas L. McCann, died in 1994. Rita's funeral will be held Monday, August 20, 2007 from the McNally & Watson Funeral Home, 304 Church St., Clinton, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 80 Union Street, Clinton. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Lancaster. Calling hours at the funeral home will be held on Sunday, August 19, 2007, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. www.mcnallywatson.com
Published in the Boston Globe on 8/18/2007.
Obituary at McNally & Watson Funeral Home site (www.mcnallywatson.com):
McCann, Rita C. (Norton)
August 16, 2007
CLINTON/STOW
Rita C. (Norton) McCann, formerly of 324 Chestnut St., Clinton, and 29 Lowell Dr., Stow, died Thursday, August 16, 2007, in Clinton Hospital, after an illness.
She leaves a daughter, Sharon M. McCann, and her husband Thomas F. McQuoid, of Clinton, formerly of Stow; and two grandsons, Darren M. and Kyle N. McQuoid. Her husband of 43 years, Thomas L. McCann, died in November, 1994.
Rita was born in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of Thomas J. and Elizabeth (Irving) Norton. She lived in Clinton most of her life, then moved to Stow for 14 years, before returning to Clinton. She was a graduate of St. Aloysius High School, NJ, and attended Hunter College, NY.
She worked at the former ITT Suprenant, Co., and the Wovencraft Co., of Clinton, for many years before her retirement.
She was a member of the Church of St. Isidore, Stow, and a former member of St. John the Evangelist Church, Clinton. Rita was a member of both the Clinton and Stow Councils on Aging, and enjoyed reading the newspaper and watching the news.
Rita’s funeral will be held on Monday, August 20, 2007, from the McNally & Watson Funeral Home, 304 Church St., Clinton, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 80 Union St., Clinton. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery, Lancaster. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, August 19, 2007, from 5:00-8:00 p.m., in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rita’s memory may be made to the Clinton Hospital Foundation, 201 Highland St., Clinton, MA 01510, or the Cooperative Elders Services, Inc., 7 Chamberlain Dr., Concord, MA 01742.
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