John F. McCann

John F. McCann, 87, longtime resident of Merrimack, NH passed away on Thursday, May 15th, 2025 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a brief illness. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 54 years, Anne (Finnerty) McCann, on February 10th, 2019.

Born in Boston, MA on June 5th, 1937, he was one of three sons to the late Michael and Mary (O’Halloran) McCann. John was proud that he was raised and educated in Dorchester, MA and graduated from Cathedral High School.  He attended Harvard University Extension School. He and his late wife Anne spent 15 years in Needham, MA before moving to Merrimack, NH in 1980.

John served honorably for the U.S. Coast Guard. He began working for New England Telephone in 1956, holding various positions, and was working in the Legal Department as a Claims Adjuster when he retired in 1997.

Along with his wife Anne, he was pre-deceased by his brother Joe McCann in February of 2025.

He is survived by his three children, Jack McCann and his wife Greta, Beth and her husband Todd DeRego and Paul McCann and his wife Kim; 10 grandchildren, Aria McCann, Dustin McCann and his fiancé Gabby MacLean, Jared McCann, Levon McCann, Jack McCann, and Tucker McCann, Julia DeRego and Lauren DeRego, and Ryanne McCann and Brady McCann; his brother Michael McCann and his wife Ellie and a sister-in-law, Ruth McCann along with several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. John Neumann Church, 708 Milford Road, Merrimack, NH on Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 10 AM.

John's family would like to thank the staff of the Community Hospice House for their exceptional care for both John and his family during his stay there.  

For those who wish, memorial contributions in John’s memory can be made to Home, Health & Hospice, c/o Community Hospice House, 7 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack NH 03054