George E. Cantara 86, formerly of Diamond Hill Rd., Woonsocket died Sunday at the Woonsocket Health Center. He was the husband of the late Teresa McCaffrey-Heroux. Mr. Cantara was born in Biddeford ME, a son of
the late Hector and Dinah (Gauthier) Cantara.
Mr. Cantara was a WWII Army veteran and a life member of the VFW Post 6342 in North Smithfield. He was a machinist for Whitens Machine Works in Whitinsville for 25 years and a quality control inspector for Trurex Inc. in Nasonville before retiring in 1987.
He is survived by a stepdaughter Carol Ann Perda of Uxbridge MA, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
His funeral will be held Wednesday at 10:00 am from the Fournier and Fournier Funeral Home, 99 Cumberland St., with a Mass of Christian burial at 11:00 in St. Charles Church, North Main St. Woonsocket. Burial will follow in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery, Bellingham.