John Michael Canerot, 45, Richardton, ND, died suddenly on Monday, February 4, 2008 at the Richardton Memorial Hospital. Mike’s funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Friday, February 8, 2008 at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson, with Rev. Tim Voth officiating. Interment will follow at the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Richardton. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday at Ladbury Funeral Service with a prayer service at 6 p.m.. Visitation will continue on Friday from 8 a.m. to service time.
John Michael Canerot was born January 8, 1963 in New Orleans, LA, the son of John G. and Anne (Mitchell) Canerot. He was raised and educated in Louisiana, having graduated from St. Paul High School in Covington, LA, in 1981. Mike went on to attend Nicholls State College in Thibodaux, LA.
Mike worked for his father’s company, River Parishes Co., Inc, from 1982 to 1984. Mike joined the United States Air Force on April 19, 1984 and served honorably until April 30, 2004. While in the military he served in Germany, Korea, England and the Azorean Island as an Addiction Counselor.
Mike married Tonya Shaw on December 21, 2003 in Las Vegas, NV. They moved to their “hobby farm” north of Richardton on March 1, 2004. Mike was working for Black Hills Trucking from 2004 to the time of his death.
Mike was mechanically inclined and enjoyed working on various projects and doing the chores associated with their farm. He loved to cook for his family and enjoyed traveling and vacationing with his wife and daughters.
Mike is survived by his wife, Tonya; their two daughters, Sierra and Erica all of Richardton; his parents, John and Estelle Canerot, Pensacola, FL; two sisters, Michelle Canerot, Montreal, Canada, and Estelle Gille, Pensacola, FL; and his nephew, Faivre Gille, New Orleans. He was preceded in death by his mother, Anne.
