Georgene R. O’Neill

By | April 3, 2014

Georgene R. O’Neill, 86, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 2, 2014, at Maple Hills Nursing Facility in McArthur, Ohio, where she was a resident. She was born on March 28, 1928, in Lake Lynn, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Joseph Dennis O’Neill and Catherine Elizabeth Spellacy O’Neill. She was baptized at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Wellston. She was active at Vinton Industries.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Martin in 2000; and a grandmother, Mrs. John O’Neill, in whose home she was raised. Surviving are three sisters, Mary Tocco of Roseville, Michigan; Kathleen Foster of Chillicothe, Ohio; and Charlotte Adams of Fern Park, Florida. A special niece, Maureen Thomas of Chillicothe and several nieces and nephews also survive.

The family will receive friends for visitation at the Jenkins Funeral Chapel in Wellston on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. until the time of services at 1 p.m. Father Donald Maroon will officiate the services and the burial which will be in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Wellston.

The family suggests memorials in Georgene’s name be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 227 South New York Avenue, Wellston, OH 45692. The family would like to thank all of the employees and special friends at Maple Hills.

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