After a 13 year struggle with Alzheimer's disease, Marie A. O'Connell 86 years old passed away peacefully at home on February 25, 2016 surrounded by her loving husband of 62 years and family.
She was predeceased by her parents William and Rhoda Allen and brother William Allen and survived by her devoted husband Daniel D. O'Connell, her six children, their spouses, and eight grandchildren. Marie's children and spouses including Diane (Dee) West and Rich West of Tinton Falls, NJ; Kevin and Katie O'Connell of Yardley, PA; Carol O'Connell and Ran French of Eatontown, NJ; Tom and Christine O'Connell of East Greenbush, NY; Katie and Mark Schultz of Rumson, NJ; and Peter O'Connell of Rumson, NJ. Marie's grandchildren include Bill and Jeff West of Philadelphia, PA; Kaelyn O'Connell of Boston MA; Caroline Schultz of Rumson, NJ; Liam and Erin O'Connell of Yardley PA; and Mackenzie and Kieran O'Connell of West Long Branch, NJ.
Visitation will be held Monday February 29, 2016 from 4pm to 7pm at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad Street, Red Bank NJ. On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 10:00am a Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Marie's life will be held at St. James Roman Catholic Church, 94 Broad Street, Red Bank NJ.
She raised her six children before attending New York School of Interior Design and worked as an Interior Designer, retiring from Brielle Furniture in 1996. A kind and gentle person with a sense of style and grace, cleaver sense of humor, a love for history and art, a New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers fan, a fabulous cook and elegant entertainer for family and friends that created a happy, welcoming, and loving home for all.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marie's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association Regional Office, 3 Eves Dr, Suite 310, Marlton, NJ 08053.
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