Margery McCanna Jennison died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at her home in Edina, MN.
She was born December 22, 1927, the daughter of Minerva and Rueben McCanna. She was the granddaughter of Simon Alexander McCanna, the founder of the pioneer community of McCanna, ND and the Centennial Farm that largely defined her life; granddaughter of Nan and Henry King of Lakota, ND. Margery spent much of her childhood at this farm with her grandmother, Katherine O'Gorman McCanna, widow of Simon, and with her uncle, Charles D. McCanna. During this time she attended various Catholic and other private boarding schools in the East, later attending Smith College, and graduated from the University of North Dakota. She was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority. Her early adult life was spent in Europe and Mexico, but she returned frequently to McCanna. Upon inheriting her farm in 1973, she made her permanent home there, maintaining residences in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of her husband, Lathrop King Jennison and in Santiago, Colima, Mexico, where she customarily spent her winters.
Margery's interests and activities other than her farm, home, family were charitable activities involving the Charles D. McCanna Memorial Trust which she established; a member of the North Dakota Community Trust, UND, the North Dakota Museum of Art, the Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra; the Larimore Endowment and other charities.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and other relatives.
She is survived by her cousin, Ralph McCanna and his family of McCanna, ND; cousin, Sheila McCormick of Minneapolis; other cousins and stepchildren in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mass Of Christian Burial: St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Larimore on July 5, 2010 at 11:00 am.
Celebrants: Father James Goodwin, JCL and Father Thaines Arulandu, PHD.
Interment: Bellevue Cemetery following church services.
She was born December 22, 1927, the daughter of Minerva and Rueben McCanna. She was the granddaughter of Simon Alexander McCanna, the founder of the pioneer community of McCanna, ND and the Centennial Farm that largely defined her life; granddaughter of Nan and Henry King of Lakota, ND. Margery spent much of her childhood at this farm with her grandmother, Katherine O'Gorman McCanna, widow of Simon, and with her uncle, Charles D. McCanna. During this time she attended various Catholic and other private boarding schools in the East, later attending Smith College, and graduated from the University of North Dakota. She was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority. Her early adult life was spent in Europe and Mexico, but she returned frequently to McCanna. Upon inheriting her farm in 1973, she made her permanent home there, maintaining residences in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of her husband, Lathrop King Jennison and in Santiago, Colima, Mexico, where she customarily spent her winters.
Margery's interests and activities other than her farm, home, family were charitable activities involving the Charles D. McCanna Memorial Trust which she established; a member of the North Dakota Community Trust, UND, the North Dakota Museum of Art, the Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra; the Larimore Endowment and other charities.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and other relatives.
She is survived by her cousin, Ralph McCanna and his family of McCanna, ND; cousin, Sheila McCormick of Minneapolis; other cousins and stepchildren in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mass Of Christian Burial: St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Larimore on July 5, 2010 at 11:00 am.
Celebrants: Father James Goodwin, JCL and Father Thaines Arulandu, PHD.
Interment: Bellevue Cemetery following church services.
Margery McCanna Jennison died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at her home in Edina, MN.
She was born December 22, 1927, the daughter of Minerva and Rueben McCanna. She was the granddaughter of Simon Alexander McCanna, the founder of the pioneer community of McCanna, ND and the Centennial Farm that largely defined her life; granddaughter of Nan and Henry King of Lakota, ND. Margery spent much of her childhood at this farm with her grandmother, Katherine O'Gorman McCanna, widow of Simon, and with her uncle, Charles D. McCanna. During this time she attended various Catholic and other private boarding schools in the East, later attending Smith College, and graduated from the University of North Dakota. She was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority. Her early adult life was spent in Europe and Mexico, but she returned frequently to McCanna. Upon inheriting her farm in 1973, she made her permanent home there, maintaining residences in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of her husband, Lathrop King Jennison and in Santiago, Colima, Mexico, where she customarily spent her winters.
Margery's interests and activities other than her farm, home, family were charitable activities involving the Charles D. McCanna Memorial Trust which she established; a member of the North Dakota Community Trust, UND, the North Dakota Museum of Art, the Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra; the Larimore Endowment and other charities.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and other relatives.
She is survived by her cousin, Ralph McCanna and his family of McCanna, ND; cousin, Sheila McCormick of Minneapolis; other cousins and stepchildren in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mass Of Christian Burial: St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Larimore on July 5, 2010 at 11:00 am.
Celebrants: Father James Goodwin, JCL and Father Thaines Arulandu, PHD.
Interment: Bellevue Cemetery following church services.
She was born December 22, 1927, the daughter of Minerva and Rueben McCanna. She was the granddaughter of Simon Alexander McCanna, the founder of the pioneer community of McCanna, ND and the Centennial Farm that largely defined her life; granddaughter of Nan and Henry King of Lakota, ND. Margery spent much of her childhood at this farm with her grandmother, Katherine O'Gorman McCanna, widow of Simon, and with her uncle, Charles D. McCanna. During this time she attended various Catholic and other private boarding schools in the East, later attending Smith College, and graduated from the University of North Dakota. She was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority. Her early adult life was spent in Europe and Mexico, but she returned frequently to McCanna. Upon inheriting her farm in 1973, she made her permanent home there, maintaining residences in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of her husband, Lathrop King Jennison and in Santiago, Colima, Mexico, where she customarily spent her winters.
Margery's interests and activities other than her farm, home, family were charitable activities involving the Charles D. McCanna Memorial Trust which she established; a member of the North Dakota Community Trust, UND, the North Dakota Museum of Art, the Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra; the Larimore Endowment and other charities.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and other relatives.
She is survived by her cousin, Ralph McCanna and his family of McCanna, ND; cousin, Sheila McCormick of Minneapolis; other cousins and stepchildren in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mass Of Christian Burial: St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Larimore on July 5, 2010 at 11:00 am.
Celebrants: Father James Goodwin, JCL and Father Thaines Arulandu, PHD.
Interment: Bellevue Cemetery following church services.
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