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Michael McConnell Obituary
June 12, 1943 – Feb. 7, 2014
Dr. Michael Martin McConnell, of Williamsville, former chief of medicine at St. Joseph Hospital, died Friday in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, after a short illness. He was 70.
Born in Detroit, he grew up in Whitesboro, outside Utica, and was a 1965 graduate of Canisius College. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical School in 1969.
After an internship in Baltimore city hospitals, he joined the Navy in 1970 and served as a medical officer aboard the USS Detroit. He was a doctor at Bethesda Naval Hospital from 1972 to 1976 and a doctor at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., from 1976 to 1981. He attained the rank of commander.
Dr. McConnell returned to the Buffalo area in 1981 and opened a practice in internal medicine in Williamsville.
He was a staff member at Sisters Hospital and was chief of medicine at St. Joseph Hospital in the early and mid-1990s.
He was a parishioner at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church and a member of the Erie County Medical Society and the New York State Medical Society.
He was an avid reader and enjoyed playing golf.
Surviving are his wife of 45 years, the former Virginia A. Burke; a son, Michael M. Jr.; two daughters, Virginia K. Serpico and Ann B. Kostyniak; a sister, Judith Baldwin Tarplee; and five grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 8500 Main St., Clarence.
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Memories and Condolences
for Michael McConnell
Deborah Ryan
February 22, 2014
Dr. McConnell was my MD for many years. I appreciated that I never felt rushed and he actually listened to what I had to say. I can't say the same about many other MD's. He truly was a gem and I will miss him.
Tim Sobolewski
February 12, 2014
My best wishes and sympathies to all of his family. He was a delightful man and a great doctor. I actually looked forward to my visits -- not something I could say about every doctor! He was also a great help to Rev. Stephen Gerencser, who introduced us.
Amanda & Bill Lawler
February 10, 2014
Dear Mike and family,
May you find peace in the loving memories and cherished moments you had with your Dad...he was a great man and will be missed by many. God bless you all during this time. Our deepest sympathies to you all.
February 10, 2014
Dear Mrs. McConnell,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We were so saddened by the news of Doctors passing. I am sure that he is in heaven with all the saints and angels. God bless him and you also. With deepest sympathy,
Gary & Terri Haaf
Doug Benz
February 10, 2014
Mike, I'm very sorry to hear of your dad's passing.
Doug Benz
Anne Stavola
February 9, 2014
My heart is saddened by your loss, but I know another angel got his wings. Sending love, prayers and condolences to all the family.
Evana Young
February 9, 2014
And when Heaven's gates opened all the angels gathered around to welcome the best of all.
One would need an endless supply of paper to properly define this man.
A wonderful, loving husband and best friend to Ginny. A caring, magical father to Ginny, Ann, and Michael. A man who delighted in being a Grandfather to his five precious grandchildren. A dedicated and compassionate doctor to all his patients. A patient teacher to someone who needed to know how to properly perform a strep test.
We moved to Williamsville at the same time as the McConnells who became a second family to our children. Our kids could slip out of their own house and easily find themselves treated like one of the other kids in the other.
All I can remember is joy, and laughter and sharing of the beauty of that which is life. Oh, that deep resounding laugh that was Mike.
Although it has been a few years since we spent time together there is no lessening of the pain of Mike's passing.
In this life you do not often meet giants. And Mike was a giant in everything he did.
Ginny and family, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful Dr Mike with the rest of us.
Our thoughts and prayers and smiles are with you now and always.
Alan and Evana
Carol Barnhart
February 9, 2014
Dearest Ginny, Joe,Teddy and McConnell family-
Please accept my deepest condolences on the passing of your Dad- he was a great man and will be missed.
Colleen Huff
February 9, 2014
Dear Ginny, Joe and Teddy- I was saddened to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time. So sorry for your loss.
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