James O'Connell Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of James O'Connell of Dunnellon, Florida, born in New York, New York, who passed away on November 8, 2024, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of James O'Connell to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, James O'Connell and Bridget O'Connell (Coughlin); his son Ryan Eric Schafer; and his sister Joan Smith. He is survived by: his wife Carol O'Connell; his children, James (Kathleen) of Bluffton, SC, Christopher (Cathy) of Natick, MA, Sean of Pennington, NJ, Laureen Birtch (Frank) of Forestburgh, NY and Traci McFeely (James) of Milford, PA.; his siblings, John (Teresa) of Union City, NJ and Marie Carpenito of Fishkill, NY; and his grandchildren, Kayla, Isobel, John, Caiden, Declan, Finnegan, Brogan O'Connell, Patrick, Allyson Birtch, Connor, Gannon and Keegan McFeely.
Memorial donations may be made to The Ryan Eric Schafer Memorial Scholarship Fund via VENMO to @Sean-OConnell-42 or via check to Sean O'Connell, 6 Hedgecroft Drive, Pennington, NJ 08534.
