John McNicoll Jr.

Mass of Christian burial for John McNicoll Jr., 35, Cathedral City, Calif., will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery.Mr. McNicoll died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, as the result of a car accident.He was born Jan. 25, 1972, in Lawrence, the son of Diane Helena Bures and John Thomas McNicoll Sr.He was a former member of Mary Mother of the Church in Burnsville, Minn.Mr. McNicoll graduated in 1990 from Burnsville Senior High School in Burnsville, Minn.He lived in Portland, Ore., for four years before moving to Palm Springs, Calif., seven years ago.Mr. McNicoll worked as a field operations crew leader for Southern California Gas Co. in Palm Springs for the past five years.Survivors include his parents, Lake in the Hill, Ill.; and his paternal grandmother, Florence McNicoll, Lawrence.The family will greet friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.Memorial contributions in Mr. McNicoll’s name may be made to The Salvation Army, sent in care of the mortuary.Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com, subject: McNicoll.