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Matthew McCann Obituary
PEORIA - Matthew Michael McCann, 42, of Olney, IL, formerly of Peoria, passed away on Tuesday April, 7, 2020, at 3:50 a.m. at Carle Hospital in Champaign, IL.
Matthew was born on December 10, 1977, to Dennis W. McCann and Catherine (Monckton) McCann in Peoria, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James T. McCann, Cecilia McCann, Joseph D. Monckton and Agnes Monckton; three uncles, Joseph D. Monckton Jr., Richard McCann and James McCann; and two aunts, Mary Monckton and Bertha Monckton.
He is survived by his father, Dennis W. (Cindy) McCann; mother, Catherine Monckton-McCann; sisters, Kelly (Patrick) Hensley, Molly (Jake) McCann and Ashley Monckton; aunts, Dawn (Lon) Tucker and Sharon McCann; uncles, Thomas Monckton, John (Marti) Monckton and Frank Monckton; and three nephews, Joseph Hensley, Kameron McCann and Daniel Hensley.
Matthew attended school in Peoria, where he was born. In his free time, he loved to play music with his guitar and spend as much time with family and friends as he could. Matthew will always be cherished and loved by his family and will forever be dearly missed.
Memorials in Matthew's honor may be made to a mental health research foundation of the donor's choice.
Friends and family may sign the online guestbook or leave their private condolences by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com.
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Betty Droege
April 9, 2020
I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for your family to help you all through this heartbreaking time.
Betty Droege
Tom Gilson
April 9, 2020
Catherine, I'm am so sorry for your loss and pray the peace and strength of our Lord and Savior be with you and your entire family. Our time here is often too brief. I miss my princess so very much. God bless you.
Carol Stoneburner
April 9, 2020
I was so sorry to hear the sad news of your loss..I knew Matt as a child & teenager..he always had a smile for me & I always had a soft spot in my heart for him. My prayers are for your healing and peace.
Isaac R
April 8, 2020
I met Matt when we were in grade school. His father lived nearby me in West Peoria. We both loved riding bikes and going to Bradley Park. We used to ride our bikes up to Video Adventures and rent Nintendo games and horror movies. We would spend hours watching our favorite movies over and over again. When we became teenagers, we both started playing guitars. We both loved heavy metal music. Between him and I we owned the sheet music for every Metallica album. We would listen to the album while looking at the sheet music, then try to play it ourselves. Matt was loved and will be missed by many.
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