Individual Details
Margaret "Irene" McCance
(4 Aug 1918 - 7 Dec 2001)
A photo of Margaret I. McCance and her brother Arthur R. McCance appeared in the Long Beach Independent, (Long Beach, California) 20 Sept. 1943, page 11. The caption reads: S/Sgt. Margaret I McCance and her brother, PTE. Arthur B. McCance of 6425 Paramount boulevard, Long Beach, are pictured above as they participate in a broadcast from London, England in the BBC Eagle Club program from the American Red Cross Rainbow Corner.
PETRIE -Margaret Irene Petrie, born Aug. 4, 1918 in Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Dec. 7, 2001 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Glendora. Eldest of seven children, Irene lived her earliest years in Colorado and Long Beach, CA. In 1942, she enlised in the Women's Army Corps, attained the rank of Sergeant and served overseas in England and France. She was married to Donald Petrie for 45 years until his death in 1992. Her passions include serving the interests of veterans in the Amerian Legion and Women's Overseas Service League in which she held numerous positions, her community and her church. She was an active member of Glenkirk Presbyterian Church for many years. Her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Phil Goss, her grandchildren, Laura Cina of San Dimas and Bryan Goss of Beaverton, Oregon, her brothers, John McCance and Robert McCance and numerous nieces and nephews survived her. She requested no services be held. Published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Dec. 14, 2001.
PETRIE -Margaret Irene Petrie, born Aug. 4, 1918 in Cozad, Nebraska, passed away Dec. 7, 2001 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Glendora. Eldest of seven children, Irene lived her earliest years in Colorado and Long Beach, CA. In 1942, she enlised in the Women's Army Corps, attained the rank of Sergeant and served overseas in England and France. She was married to Donald Petrie for 45 years until his death in 1992. Her passions include serving the interests of veterans in the Amerian Legion and Women's Overseas Service League in which she held numerous positions, her community and her church. She was an active member of Glenkirk Presbyterian Church for many years. Her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Phil Goss, her grandchildren, Laura Cina of San Dimas and Bryan Goss of Beaverton, Oregon, her brothers, John McCance and Robert McCance and numerous nieces and nephews survived her. She requested no services be held. Published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Dec. 14, 2001.
Events
| Birth | 4 Aug 1918 | Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska |  | ||
| Marriage | 1947 | Donald Alexander Petrie | | ||
| Death | 7 Dec 2001 | Glendora, Los Angeles Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co., California | |
Families
| Spouse | Donald Alexander Petrie (1909 - 1992) |
| Child | Margaret Grace Petrie (1949 - ) |
| Father | Johnathan Irven McCance (1894 - 1976) |
| Mother | Mary Grace Brown (1895 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Johnathan Irven McCance Jr (1919 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Ray David McCance (1920 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Arthur Rodney McCance (1923 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Elinor Louise "Betty" McCance (1924 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Frances Jeanette "Jean" McCance (1925 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellen McCance (1927 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Robert James McCance (1928 - 2009) |
Endnotes
1. E-Mail from Dan McCance 18 Dec. 1998.
2. 1930 Census Cheyenne Co., Colorado.
3. Obituary of Margaret Irene McCance Petrie, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, San Gabriel, California, December 14, 2001..
4. Obituary of Margaret Irene McCance Petrie, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, San Gabriel, California, December 14, 2001..
5. Social Security Death Index.
6. Find A Grave.