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O'Connor, Anne
Anne O'Connor, 87, originally of New York City, NY, died Saturday, June 17, 2006 in the Gilpin Hall Nursing Home.
Anne retired in 1951 as an executive secretary for Newsweek magazine. Her husband, John F. O'Connor died in 1976.
She is survived by her daughters, Mary A. O'Connor of Wilmington and Ellen C. O' Connor of York, PA.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday Morning at 11 AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Shipley and Weldin Roads, where friends may call after 10 AM. Interment will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA.
O'Day, Lola Stumpf
FELTON - Lola Emily Mitchell Stumpf O'Day of State Street Assisted Living, Dover, formerly of Felton, died Monday, November 1, 2004 at Capitol Nursing Home, Dover. She was 91.
She was born on March 28, 1913 in Newark, Delaware. She was the fifth child to James Henry Mitchell, Sr. and Mary Florence Mullikin Mitchell. It can also be noted that 1913 was the first year Delaware started issuing birth certificates. Lola's contained her father's name only.
She worked a variety of jobs throughout her life with her last employment being with the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs as a tour guide at the Delaware State Memorial Building that housed the E.R. Johnson's "The Victor Talking Machine Co. & Nipper the dog trademark. She was a column writer for the Harrington Journal for a number of years and retired at the age of 70.
She will always be remembered for her humor and witt. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed doing crafts with her group known as the "Knit Wits".
She was active in the Frazier's Homemaker Club for 50 years. A charter member of the Felton Community Historical Society. A member of the Viola United Methodist Church women's group. Many years ago she belonged to the former Willow Run Democrat Club.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Calvin B. Stumpf, her second husband, Emmert S. Judy, and her third husband, Elmer L. O'Day, three brothers James Henry Mitchell, Jr., Thomas Clifton Mitchell, Walter Mullikin Mitchell, three sisters Mary Florence Mitchell Lewis, Florence Draper Mitchell, Naomi Rebecca Mitchell Minner and a daughter Doris Emily Stumpf.
She is survived by a son W. Ronald Stumpf and his wife Mary Ann Stumpf of Felton, a daughter Joan B. Jackson and her husband Bob of Fairfield, PA, grandchildren Scott R. Stumpf, Angela R. Stumpf, Susanne J. Faulkner, Kathy L. Rivera, David J. Hampton, three great grandchildren Michael Faulkner, Sarah Hampton, Daniel B. Stumpf, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call 7 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday in the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 West Camden-Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming
Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, Frederica.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Felton Community Historical Society, c/o Louise Fisher, P.O. Box 155, Felton, DE 19943.
Rosalie Ann O'Bier
Of Ellendale, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Burton Rehabilitation Center at the Bayview Campus of Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She was 70.
Mrs. O'Bier was born on February 18, 1938 in Denton, Maryland, daughter of the late Harry C., Sr. and Myrtle (Towers) Newton.
Rosalie was employed as a door greeter at the Milford Walmart store for over 10 years.
She loved spending time with her family, going out to eat at many local restaurants and taking bus trips with the Harrington Senior Center from time to time.
She took great enjoyment in the trip she took by bus to New Orleans, Louisiana with her dear friend, Robert Shultie, prior to her illness.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Donald M. O'Bier, Sr. and a brother-in-law, Ridgely Vane.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law; Donald M. Jr. and Mary Louise O'Bier of Ellendale; two daughters and sons-in-law; Diane M. and Paul V. Willey of Dover and Donna L. and Clifford Keith Coverdale of Milford; a brother, Harry C. Newton, Jr. of Hockessin; a sister, Betty Newton Vane of Dover and a grandson, Michael P. Willey of Dover.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Rogers Funeral Home, 301 Lakeview Avenue, Milford, where friends may call one hour prior.
Burial will be held in St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial contributions to the Milford Community Pantry, 20 N. Church St, Milford, DE, 19963 or to the Milford Public Library, Building Fund, 11 S.E. Front St, Milford, DE, 19963.
James J. O'Haire, Jr.
Age 78 of Hockessin, DE passed away on Monday, September 29th, 2003.
Born in Pittston, PA, he was the son of the late James P. O'Haire and Rose Jordon O'Haire and brother of the late Rev. John A. O'Haire. Mr. O'Haire retired from Catalytic Construction Co. After 35 years of service in 1987. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineeers, Local 542, and the Knights of Columbus where he was a 4th degree Knight. He served in the U.S. Navy on the destroyer USS Newcomb during WWII.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Sally O'Haire; his 4 children, Colleen Huffman and her husband Brad of Oxford, PA; Kathy O'Haire and Nancy O'Haire both of Hockessin, and James J. O'Haire, Jr. and his wife Amy of Landenburg, PA; 6 grandchildren, Patrick O'Haire, Regan Huffman, Shamus O'Haire, Peyton O'HAire, Avery O'Haire and Nicholas O'Haire.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, October 2nd at 12:00 noon at St. John the Beloved Church, 907 Milltown Road, Sherwood Park where firends may call after 10:30 am. Burial will be in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, DE.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.
O'Keefe, Joan Ann (McCauley)
Joan Ann (McCauley) O'Keefe Age 78, formally of Collins Park, New Castle, died July 16, 2002 at Manor Care, 700 Foulk Rd., Wilmington, DE.
In addition to being an art school graduate and homemaker, she enjoyed a 12 year career with Christiana Medical Center as a unit clerk, retiring in 1992. Joan was also a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for 17 years.
Mrs. O'Keefe was preceded in death by her husband, William G. O'Keefe in 1989. She is survived by her son Javier C. O'Keefe and his wife Kay McCardell O'Keefe of Wilmington; nieces and nephews, Monica McCauley of James McCauley, Joan Fenwick, Donald McCauley, Victoria Meeks, John McCauley, Maura O'Brien, and Nancy Chandler.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter's R.C. Church, 5th & Harmony, New Castle, on Friday, July 26 at 11 a.m. Friends may call at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment in the Finns Pt. National Cemetery, 456 Ft. Mott Rd., Pennsville, NJ 08070.
In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Alcoholics Anonymous, Northern Delaware Intergroup, 21-B Trolley Square, Wilmington, DE 19806.
O'Bryan, Thomas Vincent
Thomas Vincent O'Bryan of Harrington died Saturday, January 18, 2003 at Bay Health Kent General Hospital. He was 58.
Mr. O'Bryan was born November 18, 1944 in Corning, New York to the late Vincent Thomas O'Bryan and Shirley Loraine Fulkerson.
He graduated from East High School in 1964 where he played football and was a member of the Roadsters Club. He served his country in the United States Air Force during Vietnam and moved to Delaware in 1980 after 23 years of service. He served as Fire Chief of Pemberton, New Jersey and Emerado, North Dakota Volunteer Fire Companies. After retirement, he worked at the Delaware Agricultural Museum as a maintenance technician for 7 years. He was a member of the Delmarva Driving Club; Harrington VFW was a pony enthusiast and loved the Delaware State Fair.
Mr. O'Bryan was preceded by his wife Betsy Nan O'Bryan in the year 2000. He is his survived by two sons, Vincent 'Toby - O'Bryan and his wife Nina of Dover and Robert T. O'Bryan and his wife Valerie of Harrington; a sister Ann Hicks of Glen Allen, Virginia and her son and daughter-in-law Chris and Amy Carmon also of Glen Allen; a sister-in-law Mary Jane Taylor of Milford and her son and daughter-in-law Chuck and Natalie of Boston, Massachusetts; a brother-in-law Theodore Nelson II and his wife Lisa of Bridgeville and his children Miranda, Caitlyn and Jordon; a father-in-law Theodore Nelson of Milford; great nephews, Antwon & Jonathon Carman; adopted grandchildren, Jeffery and Jessica Sullivan and Jay R. Moore, Savannah & Cheyene Coker.
A memorial service will be held Friday 2 PM, January 24, 2003 at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Patriot's Way, Millsboro, DE.
In Lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to Home of the Brave, 6632 Sharps Road, Milford, DE 19963.
O'Callaghan, Irene Mallon
MALLON, IRENE (also known as Irene O'Callaghan). Died July 9, Christiana Hospital. Born Mary Irene Dunne, September 23 1934, in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City to immigrants from Ireland, Joseph and Margaret. Survived by her husband since 2002, Michael; her much loved children Dorene, Jimmy and Chip; her siblings Angie, Josephine and Joe; and her grandchildren: Catie, James and Eric, Charlie, Megan and Matty, Ronan and Daire, Rhian, Oisin and Eoin, and Aidan.
Irene was a remarkable women whose life consisted of three distinct phases; growing up in New York City; her marriage to Charles and move to Delaware, and then her marriage to Michael following Charles' death in 1988.
Her character was formed growing up in the bustle of Manhattan and The Bronx in the mid-20th century and she remained a New Yorker to her fingertips. She would often tell tales of escapades with her siblings and also with her dearest friend Joan Mulhern (her partner in crime for fifty-six years who was with her when she passed away). A particular favorite was one with Joan that involved artifically raising one's temparature to a medically dangerous level and then getting the company doctor to sign them off sick for the afternoon, which would then be spent dancing or at the movies!
In 1957 she married a stylish young Celt of Ulster heritage she met at a dance, Charles Mallon, and they set up home close to the Grand Concourse in The Bronx, where Dorene, Jimmy and Chip were born. As the social character of The Bronx changed, and Charles was offered a new job with the Penn Central Railroad, they elected to join the suburban boom of the tail-end of the Eisenhower years and moved to New Jersey before finally settling in Pike Creek, Delaware, in 1972.
Irene worked for the Department of Labor and was an active member of the community through a number of organizations, most notably the Millcreek Ladies' Auxiliary Fire Company and the Friends of Brandywine Springs. A devout Roman Catholic, who honored without fail the obligations of her faith, she was a member of St John the Beloved, in which her Requiem Mass will be held.
These links gave her some comfort when Charles passed away in 1988, an event which unsurprisingly hit Irene very hard. However, in 2000, on a visit to Ireland for a wedding, she met a recently widowed Dubliner called Michael O'Callaghan. His mellow personality and gentle humor proved to be the perfect complement to Irene and in 2002 they were married.
This was indeed a second life for Irene. Family and friends noticed the bounce in her step and her rediscovered vigor. She introduced Michael (who was accepted as a US citizen this week) to all aspects of life in the New World and was delighted to acquire another batch of grandchildren from his children with his late wife Vickie; John, Paul and Mary. While Irene was an American through and through, she treasured the new link to her ethnic heritage that marriage to Michael gave her and pursued it to the full, proudly acquiring an Irish passport.
To the end she and Michael pursued their shared hobby of travel, which took them all over the United States and Europe. A trip made just before Irene's passing, when she knew her health was worsening, to Chicago was a particular highlight; she had always wanted to see the 'Windy City' and she and Michael were glad to feel the biting wind off Lake Michigan and look up at the skyscrapers just before she was called home.
In conclusion, Irene was an unforgettable character who lived a life that was both rich in experience and generous in the opportunities it gave her. It was a full, and fulfilled, life in every sense. More than most her personality lives on vividly though her children; all of whom have in varying degrees inherited her personal dynamism, extreme generosity, sense of fun, ability to turn a phrase and occasional lack of tact!
We can thus take comfort from the fact that while she is now with the Lord, she remains alive to us on Earth in so many ways. God bless you Irene, slan abhaile, and thank you for everything.
ARRANGEMENTS:
Viewing - Mealey Funeral Home, Limestone Road, 6-8pm Sunday
Requiem Mass - St John the Beloved, Milltown Road, 12 noon Monday
Burial - All Saints Cemetary, Kirkwood Highway, immediately after mass (all welcome)
Written by Mike Newton, Irene's son in law
