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Mr. Thomas Harold Canfield

November 19, 1922 - February 03, 2012

Mr. Thomas Harold Canfield

Thomas (Tom) Harold Canfield, 89, Camby, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family members on Friday, February 3rd 2012.
Tom was born in Glenwood City, Wisconsin on November 19th 1922. He was the second of four children born to Jeremiah (Jerry) and Nora Canfield.
He was a World War II Veteran of the US Navy, where he served as a 1st Class Storekeeper involved with the Martin Aircraft “Mars” Seaplane program in Baltimore Maryland and Hawaii.
Tom met his wife of 66 years Anna Rae, in Baltimore where she was a “Rosy the Riveter” for Martin Aircraft. Tom and Ann were married on November 25th 1945.
He was a Canfield Family Historian and Genealogist with membership in The Canfield Family Association. Tom was the owner and operator of several gasoline service stations in Southern California from 1951 to 1978.
Tom was preceded in death by his mother and father, and his older brother Robert of White Plaines, New York. Tom is survived by his wife Anna Rae, sisters Helen and Ruth of Wisconsin, his three children Jerry (wife Eileen) of Hesperia, California, Mary Floyd (husband Michael) of Camby, Indiana who both deserve special thanks for the role they had in his care toward the end of his life, and John (wife Linda) of Hesperia, California. His five grandchildren, Carrie Freund (husband Bryan) of Camby, Indiana, Amy Stamopoulos (husband Emanuel) of Brunswick, Ohio, Angie McClenahan (husband Matthew) of Redlands, California, Westley Canfield (wife Devon) of Summerlin, Nevada and Garett Canfield (wife Amber) of Auburn, Washington. His five great grand children, Michael and Marshall Freund, Nicholas, Alexander and Christopher Stamopoulos, and daughter-in-law Christine Canfield of Brunswick, Ohio.

Funeral Information

Visitation will be Wednesday February 8th at 4-8 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery Funeral Home on 700 West 38th Street Indianapolis, Indiana. He will be laid to rest at Crown Hill Veterans Memorial Gardens Cemetery.