John William Cannava, 94, of Amelia, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Mercy Fairfield. He was born April 10, 1921 in Over the Rhine, son of the late Sebastian and Pauline Faust Cannava. He was the widower of the late Grace D. Buehler Cannava.
John loved Norwood with all his heart; in fact people would often refer to him as “Mr. Norwood”. He worked at and ran the Norwood Fruit and Meat Market for 46 years. He was a member of the Melrose #671 Masonic Lodge of Ohio in Norwood. John regularly attended Calvary Alliance Church; he also attended Wright’s Carbonator School, before it became General Electric.
He is survived by his children, Col. Thomas (Margaret) Cannava – Ret., Tina (Ken) Hare, Bonnie (John) West, Tim (Lisa) Cannava; grandchildren, Rachel (Andy) Brown, Robert (Angela) Hare, Kentin Hare, Trista (Lance) Wagoner, Katie West, Grace West and Beth Cannava and 6 great grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his sons, Tony and John T. Cannava; daughter, Grace Everson; brothers, Andrew, Babe and William and his sister, Grace.
Services will be scheduled at a later date.