Margaret Eileen (Martin) O'Connell, of Raynham, died on Sunday, January 11,2009. Born on September 2, 1915, the eighth child of the late Margaret Gallagher and Nicholas Martin, she was the loving wife of the late Edward Gregg O'Connell.She was the devoted mother of her surviving children: Michael Gregg O'Connell and Theresa Berg of Raynham, Margaret C. and Mark Linse of Sandwich, Patricia E. and Leonard Rucker, Barbara A. and David Jardim all of Raynham, and Edward Martin O'Connell of Litchfield, Conn. and Bennington, Vermont. Grandmother of five, she will be missed by Nicole Linse, Erin Rucker and Stephen Carr, Amy and James Christoforo, Kyle Jardim, and Julie and John Keefe. Her loving great grandchildren are Ava, Jackson Gregg and Grace Christoforo, and Quinlan O'Connell, Riain, and Sarah Keefe. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Margaret was predeceased by her infant son, Lawrence, and nine brothers and sisters. She will be remembered as a caring daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. During her professional career, she worked at Eureka Manufacturing, Morton Hospital, and the Clerk of Courts Office of Bristol County Superior Court.
Friends may join family at the O'Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, from 4-7 PM on Wednesday, January 14th. The funeral will be Thursday, January 15th at 10 AM from the funeral home to Saint Ann's Church, 660 North Main Street, Raynham for an 11 AM celebration of the Liturgy of Christian Burial. Interment will follow at the Pleasant Street Cemetery, Raynham. Donations in Margaret's memory can be made to the Brothers of Holy Cross, 85 Overlook Circle, New Rochelle, NY 10804, St. Ann's Church, P.O. Box 247, Raynham, Mass. 02768 or the charity of the donor's choice.
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