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Richard J Cantillon

Male 1910 - 1981  (70 years)


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  • Name Richard J Cantillon 
    Nickname Dick  
    Born 16 Sep 1910  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Aug 1981  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Aug 1981  Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2730  Rossville
    Last Modified 13 May 2018 

    Father William D Cantillon 
    Mother Beatrice Packham Cantillon 
    Family ID F1880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann M Besta Cantillon,   b. 12 Nov 1908, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1981, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 15 Jul 1931  Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Carolyn Sue Cantillon Mitchell Backerman Winterholler,   b. Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 2007, Prosser, Benton County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. William David Cantillon,   b. 4 Oct 1937, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2019 13:37:02 
    Family ID F945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Aug 1981 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Cantillon, Richard 1
    Obituary- Cantillon, Richard 1
    Richard J. "Dick" Cantillon, 70, rural Rossville, died Friday, August 14, 1981, at his home. He was born September 16, 1910, in Chicago, Ill., the son of William D. and Beatrice Packham Cantillon. He attended schools at Champagne, Ill., and South Bend, Ind. He was a student at St. Mary's College in the early 1930s.
    On July 15, 1931, he was married to Ann M. Besta in Waukeegan, Ill. The couple moved to the Rossville area in 1935, and farmed west of Rossville where they made their home. Mrs. Cantillon died June 23, 1981.
    Mr. Cantillon was a member of St. Stanislaus Church in Rossville, an Honorary Life Member of Knights of Columbus Council 657, and a Fourth Degree member of the Thomas A. McNeive General Assembly, St. Marys.
    Surviving him are a son, William B. Cantillon, Rossville; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Backerman, Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Betty Schaefer, Milwaukee, Wisc., nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
    Rosary is at 7 p.m. Tuesday (tonight) at Verschelden Chapel. Mass of the Resurrection is at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stanislaus Church in Rossville. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Casket bearers are Robert Harden, Douglas Harden, Darrell Harden, Richard Cantillon, Michael Cantillon and Dennis Tolle.
    The family has requested memorial donations be sent to the Heart Fund.
    Obituary- Cantillon, Richard 2
    Obituary- Cantillon, Richard 2
    Richard J. Cantillon

    ROSSVILLE -- Richard J. Cantillon, 70, was found dead here Sunday, at his home where he lived alone. Authorities said he apparently died Friday, Aug. 14, 1981 of natural causes.

    He was born Sept. 16, 1910 in Chicago, the son of William D. And Beatrice Packham Cantillon. He left Chicago to attend school in South Bend, Ind., Champaign, Ill., and St. Marys.

    He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville, and an honorary member of Knights of Columbus No. 657 and a Fourth Degree member of the Thomas A. McNeive General Assembly, both in St. Marys.

    He was married to Ann M. Besta July 15, 1931, in Waukegan, Ill. She died June 23, 1981.

    Survivors include a son, William D. Cantillon, Rossville; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Backerman, Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Betty Schaefer, Milwaukee, Wis.; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

    Rosary will e recited a 7 p.m. Tuesday at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys.