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Mary O'Connor

1954 - 2025

BORN

1954

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

McGilley & Sheil Funeral Home & Cremation Services

11924 East 47th Street

Kansas City, Missouri

UPCOMING SERVICE

Service

Sep. 29, 2025

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Redemptorist)

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Mary O'Connor Obituary

Mary "Dece Smith" O'Connor, 70, passed away September 14, 2025, surrounded by family after a four-year battle with cancer.

The visitation will be at 12:00 p.m. followed by mass at 1:00 p.m. on September 29th at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Redemptorist), 3333 Broadway Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64111. Burial will be October 24th, with her brother David, at Calvary Cemetery, 6901 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64131.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Kansas City Star from Sep. 19 to Sep. 21, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Mary O'Connor

Sep

29

Service

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Redemptorist)

3333 Broadway Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64111

Sep

29

Mass of Christian Burial

1:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Redemptorist)

3333 Broadway Boulvard, Kansas City, MO 64111

Oct

24

Inurnment

Calvary Cemetery

6901 Troost Ave , Kansas City, MO 64131

Funeral services provided by:

McGilley & Sheil Funeral Home & Cremation Services

11924 East 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64133

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Nina Strathmann

September 20, 2025

Terri, Donna, etal,

So terribly sorry for the families loss. You all were a fabulous part of our childhood and I will always have very fond memories of the times we spent together. Dece smile will always be remembered. Love to all. nina

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