O'Connell, Richard A. Jr.

1935 - 2002  (67 years)    Has 22 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	O'Connell, Richard A.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	27 May 1935	East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Education - College/University	1957  [2]
  Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
  Family History Researcher	Subj: Richard A. O'Connell Jr.Date: 7/17/2001 6:01:27 PM Pacific Daylig ht TimeFrom: tomturriff@tds.net (Tom Turriff)I tracked down my cousin Dick and spoke to him this evening, thanks to t he help of my daughter in law. He filled me in on his children and grandc hildren. There are a lot of holes (dates, etc.) that need to be filled i n. I sent him a list and he is going to get me the information. When I ha ve it completed, I will email you the file for Richard A. O'Connell and h is descendants Per Agnes Turriff, he graduated fron Purdue. I believe his degree w as in engineering. He ran a construction company.
  Occupation	Bef 20 Jun 2002
  Mechanical Engineering - Owner - O'Connell construction Co
  Mechanical Engineering - Owner - O'Connell construction Co
  Died	20 Jun 2002	Munster, Lake, Indiana, USA
  Cause: Unk Indiana - Aged 67 Years
  Obituary	23 Jun 2002
  The Times
  See Image Richard Anthony O'Connell Jr., age 67, passed away Thursday, June 20th, 2002, at his home in Munster. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Ann Marie Fitzgerald O'Connell; 5 loving children: Kevin Michael (Maddy) O'Connell, Kathleen Anne (Paul) Beno, Richard Antony (Christine) O'Connell III, Michael Fitzgerald (Kathleen) O'Connell and Briget Ann (James) Collins; six grandchildren: Sarah Marie Beno, Brian Richard Beno, Mark Joseph Beno, Patrick Fitzgerald O'Connell, Anne Elizabeth O'Connell and John Furlong O'Connell; sister-in-law, Kathleen Fitzgerald; three nephews, Brian, Kevin and Sean Burke; and one niece, Kelly Burke Church. Preceded in death by his first wife, Rita (mother of Kevin Michael O'Connell and Kathleen Anne Beno) and his parents, Elizabeth Farrell O'Connell and Richard Anthony O'Connell the first. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 25th, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. from the Burns-Kish funeral home. Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas More Church, Munster. Burial will be in the Elmwood cemetery, Hammond. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 2 to 4:00 p.m. a nd 7 to 9:00 p.m. Richard was born May 27th, 1935 in East Chicago. He was a graduate of Bishop Noll Institute and Perdue University in West Lafayette Indiana, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1957 and was a member of the Pi Pau Sigma National Honor Mechanical Engineering fraternity. Richard was the owner and president of O'Connell construction company in Hammond and relocated to Highland in the late '70s. During his approximately nine years of retirement he and Anne Marie traveled and spend their winters in Palm Springs, California. As a representative of the Calumet Builders' Association, Richard was a trustee of the construction advancement Foundation from September 1975 to September 1983. He served as president of the Calumet builders of Lake County from 1981 to 1983. He was a past president of the Perdue Club of Lake County and passed a member of the Hammond Optimist Club and TradeWinds. Richard also served as president and vice president of the Culver Academy’s parents Association in Culver, an Indiana, from 1991 to 1993. He was a member of the Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville, in the Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs, California. Contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Calumet area, the Multiple Myeloma Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, New York N.Y ..
  	O'Connell, Richard A. Jr. Obituary
  Buried	Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I29104	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	O'Connell, Richard A.,   b. 14 May 1896, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1968, East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Farrell, Elizabeth,   b. 28 May 1907, Ambia, Benton, Indiana, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1998, Merrillville, Lake, Indiana, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F7561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rueth, Rita,   b. 5 Mar 1935, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA ,   d. 4 Aug 1965, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA  (Age 30 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1956	Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. O'Connell, Kevin + 2. O'Connell, Kathleen
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F10258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Fitzgerald, Ann Marie
  Children	+ 1. O'Connell, Richard A. III   2. O'Connell, Michael   3. O'Connell, Bridget
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F10266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 27 May 1935 - East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, USA Married - 29 Dec 1956 - Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA Died - Cause: Unk Indiana - Aged 67 Years - 20 Jun 2002 - Munster, Lake, Indiana, USA Buried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] Personal letter from Richard A. O'Connell Jr., September 4, 2001. [S121] Gedcom Import from RichardOConnellTomTurriff.FTW.