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SANDRA O'CONNELL Obituary

age 58, passed away December 4, 2001. She was born on December 20, 1942 in Detroit to Frank and Florence (Keenan) Smith. She was a resident of South Lyon for over 28 years. Sandra is survived by her husband of 38 years Michael O'Connell of South Lyon, children: Kellie (Randy) Harris of Livonia, Timothy (Laura) O'Connell of Livonia, Patrick (Cathy) O'Connell of South Lyon, mother Florence Smith, mother-in-law Catherine O'Connell, grandchildren: Michael, Matt, Meghan, Alyson, Rylee, Ryan, Kennady, Shannon, sister Jana (Raymond) Ulivi, brother Jeffrey Smith, one niece and four nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Frank Smith. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1 to 9 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home, 122 West Lake Street (Ten Mile), South Lyon. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Lafayette, South Lyon. Memorial contributions may be made to Livingston Community Hospice, 620 Byron Road Howell, MI 48843.

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Published by The Detroit News on Dec. 6, 2001.

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