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John O'Connor Obituary

John P. O'Connor, age 48 yrs., of Omaha, NE., formerly of Chicago, IL. Beloved son of Rose Marie and the late Edward O'Connor. Loving brother of Kathy, Joanne and the late Mark O'Connor. Dearly loved uncle of Trisha (Steve) Jambor, Allen O'Connor, Krystin and Erik Bochenek, Michael (Allison) and Ryan Young. Great uncle to Adam and Tyler. Nephew and cousin to many. John leaves behind special friendships established in the Chicago and Omaha Communities along with those he established across the country during his 25 plus years with the Union Pacific Railroad. He will be greatly missed by all. Visitation 2 - 9 pm Friday. Funeral Sat. 8:45 am from the John Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th St. Palos Hts to Incarnation Church Mass 9:30 am. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials maybe made to the St. Vincent dePaul Society or your favorite Charity. 708-361-4235

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Published by SouthtownStar from Aug. 10 to Aug. 12, 2007.

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Kimberly Cooper

February 28, 2009

To the one and only true love of my life, John. You are the most important person I could ever have had in my life. You were a constant in every way. You were always truly YOU, never changing regardless of the people around you. Dependable, honest, careing, heartfelt and open-minded. A man that truly loved his family. I remember so much about you and not a day goes by that I don't think of you in some way. I truly mean that. I miss our talks, our walks through the park talking about anything and everything. You were truly someone I knew I could go to for an honest opinion or insight. There is so much to say about you I could go on forever. There are not enough words to describe what a perfect person you were. Thank you so much for being you, ALWAYS. I love you with all my heart and will NEVER forget the times we shared. Thank you for always being there and being you. I will love you forever.
Kimberly Cooper

DEIDRE (DEE) CHILDS

September 8, 2007

TO JOHN'S FAMILY IN THESE TIMES OF SORROW... I ENJOYED WORKING WITH JOHN FOR MANY YEARS AND HE WAS A PRO..A VERY LOVING, CARING AND HELPFUL PERSON..GOD HEALS ALL WOUNDS..WE WILL SOMEDAY SEE YOU AGAIN..UNTIL THEN...PEACE BE WITH YOU....CREW SERVICE WON'T BE THE SAME WITH OUT YOU..

Joanne O'Connor

August 20, 2007

My big brother John, You were taken away from us too soon. Your unconditional love towards family and friends is what was so special about you. You protected me from anyone who even thought about hurting me. As my friend you were always there no matter how far apart we were. I will forever miss those beautiful Irish asking me "Hey little sis 'what's up now?'I will miss growing old with you and sharing life with you. Watch over our family & guide us to the right choices in life. I will always have you, Mark & Dad in my heart. You guys are my three angels. Your little sister, Joanne

Sam & Jo Ann Henderson

August 17, 2007

Dear Rose Marie, Kathy and Joanne
I worked with John for 7 years in Spring Tx and 7 years In Omaha, He was a pleasure to work with and god bless you in your loss.I havent
seen John since I retired 6/28/1996

Kitty Conlin

August 17, 2007

Dear Rose Marie;
Your brother Pete was a long time friend of mine. I was so sorry to hear that you had to suffer yet another loss. Please accept my deepest sympathies.

Crystalynn Winfield

August 16, 2007

John you were truly amazing!! You will forever hold a special place in my heart! You will always have a chair at the "family reunions".
Thank you for blessing my life! Luv ya!

Jon DeGraw

August 15, 2007

John was a great person, he was always upbeat and a pleasure to work with, He was well respected by his peers, his managers and well as the employees he worked with in from the field. He will be missed.

Howard Binder

August 14, 2007

John will truly be missed by everyone in the company. I am glad I had to opportunity to work closely with him and get to know him as a person.

Todd Taylor

August 14, 2007

John,
I will never forget those funny times when we worked next to each other late at night in CMS. I will always miss that voice and your wonderful humor and jokes. "CALLA!"

Kristi Weiler

August 14, 2007

I love you. (you know that) I will charish the memories I have of us. I will never,ever forget you John.

frank & dolores rys

August 13, 2007

dear Rosemarie
please accept our deepest
my two ex-cubs
love.

Steve Wheeler

August 13, 2007

When I worked as a Manager in CMS I had worked with John for some time. I always appreciated what he had done for me and CMS. John will be truly missed. Thanks for everything, John. Rest in peace.

Steve Wheeler

August 13, 2007

While I was a Manager in CMS I worked with John for some time. I always looked forward to when we worked together. I appreciated everything he had done for me and CMS. John will be truly missed. Rest in Peace.

Mary Ann Majszak

August 13, 2007

Aloha Rosemarie and family.
Our deepest sympathy from all of
us here on Maui. Edward, James
Moskwa and Mary Ann

Bill Bowman

August 13, 2007

John, I will miss you dearly. God bless you and your family! You are a dear friend. I will miss you!

Jimmy Allen

August 13, 2007

All of us are deeply saddened by John's passing. May God bless all of you in your time of sorrow.

Nancy Fisher

August 13, 2007

John was an amazing individual who led by example. His legacy is the friendships he has left behind. It was a blessing and an honor to have known John. He will be forever missed.

Sandra Senn

August 12, 2007

Kathy and Family,
I was saddened to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Sandy

Omaha Friends

August 12, 2007

King, we love you so much and we will miss you always. You were a good friend and person. You touched the lives of anyone who met you. No one will ever forget you. You will be missed dearly. Love you always.

Krista Polito

August 12, 2007

John you have always been a great friend and coworker. I will always have love for you, I am happy you are in a better place. With lots of love, God blessed your family and this world with your presence

Cindy Bellefeuille

August 11, 2007

Rose-Marie, it was an honor and privilege to have worked with your son. John was an expert in his field and has left not only a deep hole in our department, but in the hearts of all who knew him. Our deepest sympathies go out to you and your family. May God's peace and strength blanket you until the day when separations are no more.

carl ostrowski

August 11, 2007

dear john,rest in peace my friend,from your childhood hegewisch baseball buddies!

Becky Spaulding

August 10, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!! I just still can't get over this. You had so much more life to live. You definately were taken from us WAY too soon!! I will miss our quite little convos and my neighbor!! I will miss us trying to have a convo by hollaring back and forth at eachother from across the street.I tried grilling out the other night and it just wasn't the same, I kept looking over at your porch and waited for you to come out and hollar at me and ask me just what it was I was grilling now. lol You were a dear friend and will be missed by many. May God be with you. Save a seat for me up there ok!! I look forward to seeing you again. YOUR T-VILLE FAMILY WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!!!

Terra Vincent

August 10, 2007

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. I miss you King!!

Heather Radtke

August 10, 2007

Kathy and family-so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Jackie Gray

August 9, 2007

Oh John, Its not fair. Why does God always take the good ones!!! I just saw you at the pool party. I am soooo sad and shocked. You are one of my best friends. You always were there to listen to me laugh and cry and p.m.s.!!! I'm going to miss you bad!!! Its a shock. Its not fair!!! Come back...we got water volleyball and some jagerbombs waiting for ya. YOU WILL BE MISSED EVERY DAY!!! LOVE AND FRIENDS FOREVER. p.s. i won't forget when you took me to see black snake moan. you were such a good friend!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kali Peterson

August 9, 2007

I can't express just how much you will be missed. You were a wonderful co-worker, and more importantly an amazing friend. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends. God bless you.

Kevan Weldon

August 9, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Nickie Vondra

August 9, 2007

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Angie Nickell

August 9, 2007

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

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