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William McCracken Obituary

McCracken, William, loved and cherished, husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully with his family present on October 29, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Micheline of Tehachapi; five sons, Sean, Kevin, Brian and Michael of Orange County and Brendan of La Canada; his daughter, Michele Doney of San Moreno. He also leaves behind daughters-in-law, Laurie, Mary and Carrie McCracken; son-in-law, Todd Doney; and 12 grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Teresa Doorley of Pennsylvania and Mary Hong of Los Angeles. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on November 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM at St. Andrew Catholic Church located at 311 N. Raymond Street, Pasadena, California. Please sign the online guest book at www.callanancares.com and contact Callanan & Woods Scovern at 818.242.0258 regarding any questions.

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Published by Orange County Register on Nov. 4, 2010.

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Steve and Catherine Marcussen

November 9, 2010

We will always hold dear our memories of Bill McCracken and his warmth that he shared with our family. His love of his family and respect for all that is right in the world always came through in our conversations. We so appreciated his interest in our life and family and will dearly miss his presence in our lives!

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