Claire Marie CANNON

17 JUN 1945 - 26 NOV 2019

• BIRTH: 17 JUN 1945, South Bend, St Joseph, IN
• DEATH: 26 NOV 2019, Laporte County, Indiana

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[N30125] Claire Marie (Cannon) Passafume
June 17, 1945 - November 26, 2019

Claire Marie (Cannon) Passafume was born on June 17, 1945, at William and Florence Cannon’s Saint Joseph Hospital in South Bend, Indiana. A month later, she was baptized at St. Joseph’s Church in South Bend by Father Salvatore Fanelli. Claire graduated from Rolling Prairie High School on May 20, 1965 and married her beloved Dan at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on October 1, 1966. They would spend the next 53 years together working and living in Florida, Michigan, and Indiana. , traveling everywhere. North America in her trusty travel trailer and even sailing to the Caribbean on her 25th wedding anniversary. As an adult, Claire enjoyed baking and canning, collecting dolls, playing online games and looking up words, reading, traveling with her husband Dan to some of her favorite places like Mackinac Island and Frankenmuth in Michigan and Niagara Falls in New York, and spending time with friends, family, and the many furry babies they cared for along the way. Claire was a loving and playful daughter, sister, niece, wife, aunt and friend who left her husband, Dan, too soon. Claire is survived by her brothers, Michael (Dee) Cannon and John (Mary Ann) Cannon, both of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, and her sisters, Kathleen (Curtis) Holmes of Elkhart, Indiana, and Karen (Ray) Garrett of LaPorte. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Florence (DeVleeschower) Cannon and his sisters, Margaret Carlson and Mary Hites. Claire and Dan planned to spend the rest of their golden years exploring the sights and sounds of North America from their travel trailer. Since they can no longer venture on this trip, they hope that you will be able to provide this trip to children in need by making a donation to KOA Care Camps in their memory. A funeral mass will be held in his honor on Saturday, November 6 at 10 am at St. Peter Catholic Church, La Porte, followed by a ceremony at Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte. Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, La Porte, handles the services. In lieu of flowers, donate to KOA Care Camps at https://koa.com/community-camping-programs/care-camps/