Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 06:48:50 :
Independent Journal
Monday, March 30, 1953
Page 4
John Granfield, Larkspur Retired Contractor, Dies
John Joseph Granfield of Larkspur, retired contractor and former boxing and swimming champion for the Olympic Club, died at his Larkspur home yesterday after a long illness. He was 75.
Former partner in the excavation firm of Granfield, Farrar and Carlin in San Francisco, he retired about 10 years ago and had lived at 4 Sycamore avenue, Larkspur, for the past six years. He leaves his widow, Elvira, in Larkspur.
Since he started the excavation firm in 1906, Granfield had helped build the Richardson Bay Bridge stretch of Highway 101, Pacheco Pass, the 450 Sutter medical building in San Francisco, and the Shasta Dam, among other projects throughout California.
At the turn of the century, Granfield was a champion boxer and swimmer for the Olympic Club of San Francisco. A world traveler, he was also known as an athlete in the Hawaiian Islands. He was a member of the San Francisco Elks club.
Besides his widow, he leaves a son, Lt. John Granfield Jr., stationed at Camp Stoneman; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Bisho of San Francisco; a brother, Lawrence, of San Diego; two sisters, Genevieve Granfield and Mrs. Frank McNulty, both of San Francisco; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Jenness Chapel of the Hills, San Anselmo. Mass of Requiem will be offered at St. Patrick’s Church, Larkspur, from 9:30 a.m. Recitation of the Rosary will be held 8 o’clock tonight at the Jenness Chapel. Interment will be at Holy Cross cemetery, Colma.
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A Death Notice in the same paper adds that he was the son of the late William and Mary Granfield, and brother of the late Elizabeth, William, Matthew, Thomas and Arthur Granfield; he was the grandfather of Joseph, David and Penelope Bisho.
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