Margaret Elizabeth OConnell

margaret oconnell

August 3, 2014

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OConnell, Margaret E., 88, loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away Sunday, August 3rd, 2014. She was retired from Dillons (Bakery Manager) and worked many years for Dockum Drug Store (Fountain Manager) at Seneca Square. The Rosary will be at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, August 5th, and the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 6th, both at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Nick and Elizabeth Birgen; husband, Joseph OConnell; daughter, Jeannie Sams; and sisters, Rachael Persoon and Coletta Manning. Survivors: brother, Mathew Birgen (Maureen) of South Dakota; daughters, Mary Ciccone (Stuart), Nancy Danler (Hank), and Linda Collins (Chris); Grandchildren, Chad Sams, Sarah Ciccone, Jordan Ciccone, and Lacey Esterly, and Great- grandchild, Alyssa Sams, all of Wichita. A memorial has been established with St. Anne Catholic Church, 2801 S Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67217. Downing Lahey Mortuary West.

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