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Your Silent Neighbors

Take a tour through the past with “Your Silent Neighbors", which introduces readers to people out of Canton’s past.

“Your Silent Neighbors” introduces readers to people out of Canton’s past.  Readers are encouraged to visit these gravesites and pay their respects to the people who have helped make our community what it is today.

Choose a name from the list to begin your journey into Canton's past:


3/7/2022 - John Joseph Dunne


YOUR SILENT NEIGHBORS, John Joseph Dunne, Plumber & Public Servant  
by David K. Leff
Town Poet Laureate and Deputy Town Historian 

Born in Collinsville, John Joseph Dunne (1890-1953) attended Canton schools.  He ran a plumbing business for 40 years. 

Dunne served on the Canton board of selectmen in 1939 and 1940, and was also on the board of finance.  He was a member of the Ratlum Gun Club, the Canton Democratic Town Committee, the Canton High School Building Committee, and the Lions Club of Unionville. 

Dunne was survived by his wife Anna, a son and a daughter.  He died at his home on Dunne Avenue where the funeral was held followed by a requiem high Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, where he was a member. 

John Joseph Dunne is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Collinsville. 

“Your Silent Neighbors” introduces readers to people out of Canton’s past.  Readers are encouraged to visit these gravesites and pay their respects to the people who have helped make our community what it is today.




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