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Patricia O'Neil Obituary
June 8, 1936 - June 30, 2025
Bluffton, South Carolina - Patricia Jean (Kink) O'Neil, 89, of Bluffton, SC, died on June 30, 2025, in Minnesota. Born on June 8, 1936, in Chicago to William and Agnes (Sauter) Kink, Patricia graduated from Calumet High School and Northern Illinois University before becoming an elementary school teacher.
In 1961, Patricia married Robert Lee O'Neil. Together they raised five children Daniel, Douglas, Janet, David, and John. After pausing her career to raise their children, Patricia rejoined the workforce, first as a teacher for mentally disabled adults, then as a writer and editor for Meadowbrook Press, A.C. Nielsen, and SPSS.
In 1999, Patricia retired to Sun City, SC, where she participated in a variety of activities for the next 25+ years, including golf, cycling, tap dancing, line dancing, bridge, choirs, crafts, and competing in the Senior Games. At age 69, she bicycled cross-country from Huntington Beach, Calif., to Hilton Head Island.
Patricia was preceded in death by husband Robert in 1998 and son Daniel in 2015. She is survived by her four other children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life event will take place in early fall. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to Bluffton Self Help, in Bluffton, SC.
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