Obit of O'Connor, Margaret C. - Comanche County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 23 Apr 2006 Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/comanche/comanche.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Post Cemetery--Ft Sill OK Lawton Constitution 23 Nov 2003 Margaret C. O'Connor Funeral for Margaret C. O'Connor, 71, Lawton, is pending with Becker Funeral Home. Mrs. O'Connor died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at her home. Burial will be at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. She was born July 6, 1932, in Malone, N.Y., to Frank and Hazel Machabee. She was raised in Malone and graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in Malone in 1951. Upon graduation she attended Business College in Schenectady, N.Y., and returned to Malone to work in the Northern New York Trust Company Bank. She married retired Command Sgt. Maj. Frank "Doc" O'Connor in October 1954 in Notre Dame Catholic Church in Malone. In January 1955, and for the next 24 years, she followed her husband to many different military assignments at Fort Dix, N.J.; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Sill; Albany, N.Y., and nine years in Germany. Survivors include her husband, of the home; five daughters: Karen Murphy and her husband, Paul, Watervliet, N.Y.; Jackie Tellis and her husband, John, Portland, Ore., Susan Fullenwider and her husband, Chuck, Muskogee; Cindy O'Connor and Tammy O'Connor, both of Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren: Connor and Cara Marie Fullenwider, Muskogee; three brothers: Francis Machabee and his wife, Brenda, Malone, N.Y.; William Machabee and his wife, Maria, Enfield, Conn.; James Machabee and his wife, Bernice, Springfield, Ohio; three sisters-in-law: Betty McIntyre, Lake Placid, N.Y.; Dorothy Metz, Sarnac Lake, N.Y.; Alice O'Connor, Tampa, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Hazel Machabee. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Cleo Craig Memorial Cancer Research Foundation, 5002 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton, 73505, or to Hospice of Lawton Area, Inc., P.O. Box 2074, Lawton, 73502. Sympathy cards may be sent to the family online at www.beckerfuneral.com. ========= Lawton Constitution 24 Nov 2003 Margaret C. O'Connor Funeral Mass for Margaret C. O'Connor, 71, Lawton, will be said at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grierson Hill Chapel, Fort Sill, with Chaplain Maj. Allen Stahl officiating. Mrs. O'Connor died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at her home. Burial will be at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under direction of Becker Funeral Home. She was born July 6, 1932, in Malone, N.Y., to Frank and Hazel Machabee. She was raised in Malone and graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in Malone in 1951. Upon graduation she attended Business College in Schenectady, N.Y., and returned to Malone to work in the Northern New York Trust Company Bank. She married retired Command Sgt. Maj. Frank "Doc" O'Connor in October 1954 at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Malone. In January 1955, and for the next 24 years, she followed her husband to many different military assignments at Fort Dix, N.J.; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Sill; Albany, N.Y.; and nine years in Germany. Survivors include her husband, of the home; five daughters: Karen Murphy and her husband Paul, Watervliet, N.Y.; Jackie Tellis and her husband John, Portland, Ore., Susan Fullenwider and her husband Chuck, Muskogee; Cindy O'Connor and Tammy O'Connor, both of Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren: Connor and Cara Marie Fullenwider, Muskogee; three brothers: Francis Machabee and his wife, Brenda, Malone, N.Y.; William Machabee and his wife, Maria, Enfield, Conn.; James Machabee and his wife, Bernice, Springfield, Ohio; three sisters-in-law: Betty McIntyre, Lake Placid, N.Y.; Dorothy Metz, Sarnac Lake, N.Y.; Alice O'Connor, Tampa, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Hazel Machabee. Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cleo Craig Memorial Cancer Research Foundation, 5002 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton 73505; or to Hospice of Lawton Area, Inc., P.O. Box 2074, Lawton 73502. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/comanche/comanche.html