WORCESTER-Elizabeth J. (Johnson) McCann, 73, of 10 Tewskbury Road died Wednesday, August 6th in St. Vincent Hospital. Her husband, Donald F. McCann died in 1992. She leaves a son, Kevin F. McCann of Rutland; 2 daughters, Kathleen Sciabarrasi and Joanne McCall both of Worcester; a brother, Philip E. Johnson of Sunapee, NH; 5 sisters, Alice Hughes of Beverly Hills, FL, Elsie Nichols of Worcester, Jean Grace of Wilmont, NH, Carol Crook of Newport, NH and Mary Whittle of Tuscon, AZ; 3 grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was born in Brattleboro, VT the daughter of Philip R. and Florence (Fitts) Johnson and lived in Worcester for many years. She graduated from Sunapee High School. Mrs. McCann was a telephone operator for Apex Answering Service for 21 years before retiring. Previously, she worked for the New England Telephone Company. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Church and was a Girl Scout Leader and Cub Scout Den Mother for 4 years. She also attended social day care programs at the Age Center of Worcester and enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, crafts and games.
The funeral will be Friday, August 8th from O’Connor Brothers Funeral Home, 592 Park Avenue with a Mass at 10:00 AM in St. Charles Borromeo Church, 341 June Street. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery. The calling hours will be Thursday, August 7th from 6:00 until 8:00 PM in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Attention ADA Web, P.O. Box 1833, Merrifield, VA 22116.