William Francis Kane

July 27, 2012 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home at St. Simons Island. A

A Mass of Resurrection will be held 11 am. Tuesday July 31, 2012 at St. William

Catholic Church, 2300 Frederica Rd. St. Simons Island, with the pastor

Msgr. John Kenneally officiating. Serving active pallbearers will be

Mr. Kane grandsons Christopher, Thomas, Michael, Brian Guenther, and

Colin Cavallaro, also serving will be Robert Cavallaro his son-in-law.

Family will receive friends Monday evening July 30, 2012 from 6 pm. To

8 pm. at Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home.

Mr. Kane was born in New York City on January 13, 1932 to the late

Catherine Freeley Kane and the late John Kane. He was raised in

Roselle, New Jersey and raised his family there as well. Mr Kane had

been a resident of St. Simons Island for the past 16 years.

Mr. Kane was a graduate of Abraham Clark High School in Roselle, New

Jersey. He was a brick mason by trade during the early years and later

years he was a Deputy Sheriff of Union County New Jersey, where he

served as past president of the NJ State P.B. A. Local #108. Mr. Kane

was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the St. William Catholic

Church. He cherished his family and enjoyed spending time at St Simons

Pier, and was a longtime fan of the NY Yankee’s and Notre Dame football

team

Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years Kathleen Kane of St.

Simons Island, two daughters Ann Marie of Colts Neck,NJ and Maureen Guenther

of St Simons, a son, William of Cranford, NJ., seven grandchildren

Christopher, Thomas, Colin, Michael, Brian Meghan and Grace, four

great-grandchildren. Mr Kane is also survived by a brother John Kane of

Kenilworth, NJ, a sister Patricia Dowling of Scotch, NJ, and many

nieces and nephews .

Family request in lieu of flowers memorial contributions t made to the

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research at Grand Central

Station, P.O. Box 4777 New York, NY 10163-4777 or to the Magnolia Manor

Rehabilitation at 2255 Frederica Rd. St. Simons Island, GA 31522, or

you may donate to the charity of donor’s choice.

Please visit our online memorial at www.edomillerandsons.com to sign

the guestbook and share your thoughts and fond memories with the Kane

family.

Mr. Kane’s arrangements have been entrusted to Edo Miller and Sons

Funeral Home and Oglethorpe Crematorium in Brunswick, GA.