1924
Margaret
2016
Margaret Florence O'Connell
May 3, 1924 — March 10, 2016
O'CONNELL, MARGARET
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
A funeral Mass for Margaret O'Connell will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Burial, on Thursday, will be at Saint Bridget's Cemetery near Simpson. Mrs. O'Connell, 91, of Rochester, died Thursday March 10, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys campus in Rochester.
Margaret Florence Stier, the daughter of Frank and Della Stier, was born May 3, 1924 on the family farm near Grand Meadow and was raised there. On May 27, 1947, she married Walter O'Connell. The couple moved to Dubuque, Iowa for a brief time, and then returned to Dexter, Minnesota, where they purchased a farm. In 1991, they moved to Adams. Mr. O'Connell passed away in 1998, and two years later Margaret moved to Rochester.
She is survived by her daughters, Julie Burgess of Rochester, Jane (Jerry) Blom of Casper, Wyoming, Joan (Doug) Hoppin of Salem, Oregon, Joyce (Ray) Boeff of Hastings, Minnesota, Jackie (Rod) Eggers of Prescott, Wisconsin; a son, John (Linda) O'Connell of Dexter, Minnesota; 13 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a grandson, Cory Boeff, in 2015; a sister, and five brothers; and a son-in-law, Nick Burgess.
The visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, and prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. The visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday.
1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901
1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
A funeral Mass for Margaret O'Connell will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. Burial, on Thursday, will be at Saint Bridget's Cemetery near Simpson. Mrs. O'Connell, 91, of Rochester, died Thursday March 10, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys campus in Rochester.
Margaret Florence Stier, the daughter of Frank and Della Stier, was born May 3, 1924 on the family farm near Grand Meadow and was raised there. On May 27, 1947, she married Walter O'Connell. The couple moved to Dubuque, Iowa for a brief time, and then returned to Dexter, Minnesota, where they purchased a farm. In 1991, they moved to Adams. Mr. O'Connell passed away in 1998, and two years later Margaret moved to Rochester.
She is survived by her daughters, Julie Burgess of Rochester, Jane (Jerry) Blom of Casper, Wyoming, Joan (Doug) Hoppin of Salem, Oregon, Joyce (Ray) Boeff of Hastings, Minnesota, Jackie (Rod) Eggers of Prescott, Wisconsin; a son, John (Linda) O'Connell of Dexter, Minnesota; 13 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a grandson, Cory Boeff, in 2015; a sister, and five brothers; and a son-in-law, Nick Burgess.
The visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, and prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. The visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday.
Visitation
MAR 15. 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CDT)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Service
MAR 16. 11:00 AM (CDT)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901
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