John D. O’Connor, age 89, late of Tinley Park, IL, beloved husband of Muriel “Babe”, nee Hackett; loving father of Muriel (Gary) Winstead, Mary Anne (Daniel) Smith, John O’Connor, Susan (Michael) Gabrione and Nancy O’Connor; proud grandfather of 11; great-grandfather of four; caring brother of Margaret (late Kenneth) Brown, Rosemary (late Bob) Blakeman, Denis (Joane) O’Connor, Lillian (William) Schaller and the late Joseph (Kay) O’Connor; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews; brother-in-law of Katherine Hackett, Shirley and Leo Lyons. Funeral Friday, May 4, 2007, 9:15 a.m. from the Vandenberg Funeral Home, 17248 S. Harlem Ave., to St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Mass 10 a.m. Interment is private. John was WWII veteran in the Pacific Theater. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Palos Community Hospice Program, 15259 E. 127th St., Lemont, IL 60439. Visitation Thursday, May 3, 2007, from 3 to 9 p.m. Info: 708-532-1635 or vandenbergfunerals.com
