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Robert McCartney Obituary
Robert David "Bob" McCartney, 97, died peacefully at home on Monday, September 29, 2014.
Bob was born May 6, 1917 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to the late Roy and Benjie McCartney and lived most of his life in Beverly Hills, Michigan and more recently in Jackson Twp., Ohio. He retired as a Machine Tool Sales Engineer for Jones and Lamson Co. and among his passions were woodworking and clock making.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his three brothers, Dan, Herbert and Ben and is survived by his wife of 75 years, Margaret (Broderick) McCartney; children, Ann (John) McGrath, Margaret McCartney, Robert (Kate) McCartney and John (Kaye) McCartney; grandchildren, Christine (Jeff) Pall, Kathleen Hancock, Xantha McCartney, Jason McCartney, Zachary McCartney and Aaron McCartney; nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial FRIDAY, 10 a.m. at SS Philip & James Catholic Church, 412 N. High St., Canal Fulton, Ohio, with Fr. Kevin McCaffrey as celebrant, with burial at Canal Fulton Cemetery. Friends and family may call THURSDAY, 4 to 6 p.m. at the Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home, 624 E. Cherry St. (Rte. 93), Canal Fulton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SS Philip & James Church. (Swigart-Easterling, 330-854-2356)
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Eileen Rohr
October 1, 2014
Dear Mrs. McCartney, Ann, John and family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you as you feel the loss of a life so well lived, May God give you comfort and may he be raised up to dwell with God.
Eileen Rohr
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