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John O'Rourke

1944 - 2026

BORN

1944

DIED

2026

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Bopp Chapel

10610 Manchester Rd.

Kirkwood, Missouri

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Visitation

Mar. 30, 2026

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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John O'Rourke Obituary

O'Rourke, John

January 8, 1944 - March 22, 2026

He is survived by his loving wife, Denise Mulhearn O'Rourke; his son, Michael John (Carrie); his daughter, Erin Kathleen (John); and his cherished grandchildren, Kathleen Denise (Mary), Michael John Jr., Maggie Ann, and Katie Grace.

Visitation will be on Monday, March 30, 2026, from 4 pm until 7 pm, at Bopp Chapel.

Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 10 am, at St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church.

Burial will follow at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery.
Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Mar. 29, 2026.

Memorial Events
for John O'Rourke

Mar

30

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Bopp Chapel

10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood, MO 63122

Mar

31

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church

1510 Bopp Road, Des Peres, MO 63131

Funeral services provided by:

Bopp Chapel

10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood, MO 63122

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