Margaret Ellen "Maggie" O'Connor (O'Connor)
October 3, 1947 — April 4, 2011
Margaret “Maggie” O’Connor, 63, of Coggon, died Monday, April 4, 2011, in her home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011, at St. John Catholic Church in Coggon by Father Wayne Droessler. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, April 8, with a scripture service at 4 p.m, and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Coggon.
Survivors include her children, Shanah (Gene) Zastera of Oshkosh, WI, Chris Carlson of San Angelo, TX, Monica (Matt) Roscoe of Missoula, MT, and Catherine (Matt) Burnette of Coralville; 4 grandchildren, Lydia & Ryan Zastera, Ruby Roscoe, and Issabella Lenton; brothers, John (Carolyn) O’Connor of Cedar Rapids, Jim (Leslie) O’Connor of Center Point, and Kevin O’Connor of Cambridge, IA.
Maggie was born October 3, 1947, in Manchester, the daughter of Reynold “Bud” and Frances (Kehoe) O’Connor. She graduated from Coggon High School and Mt. Mercy College, receiving the Catherine McAuley Award. She worked as a social worker for the Department of Human Services for 30 years, retiring in 2008, and was Past-President of the Local U.E. Union. She was an avid ballroom dancer.
Maggie was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Coggon. Her Catholic faith in God sustained her life which was inspirational for her family and friends. She was also a Franciscan Associate.
Memorials may be directed in Maggie's memory c/o Catherine Burnette, 2009 20th Ave. Place, Coralville, IA 52241.
Please sign our online guestbook for Maggie at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include her children, Shanah (Gene) Zastera of Oshkosh, WI, Chris Carlson of San Angelo, TX, Monica (Matt) Roscoe of Missoula, MT, and Catherine (Matt) Burnette of Coralville; 4 grandchildren, Lydia & Ryan Zastera, Ruby Roscoe, and Issabella Lenton; brothers, John (Carolyn) O’Connor of Cedar Rapids, Jim (Leslie) O’Connor of Center Point, and Kevin O’Connor of Cambridge, IA.
Maggie was born October 3, 1947, in Manchester, the daughter of Reynold “Bud” and Frances (Kehoe) O’Connor. She graduated from Coggon High School and Mt. Mercy College, receiving the Catherine McAuley Award. She worked as a social worker for the Department of Human Services for 30 years, retiring in 2008, and was Past-President of the Local U.E. Union. She was an avid ballroom dancer.
Maggie was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Coggon. Her Catholic faith in God sustained her life which was inspirational for her family and friends. She was also a Franciscan Associate.
Memorials may be directed in Maggie's memory c/o Catherine Burnette, 2009 20th Ave. Place, Coralville, IA 52241.
Please sign our online guestbook for Maggie at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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