Rita O Connell Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita O Connell (Houghton, Michigan), born in Chassell, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 82, on October 2, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Rita O Connell or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lawrence Colombe and Cecelia Colombe (Beauchamp); her stepfather Walter Colombe; her sons, Andy and Ron O'Connell; and her siblings, Mary Nelson, Lawrence, Jr., Kathryn Sauvola and Eleanor Sauvola.
She is survived by: her husband Gerald O'Connell; her children, John O'Connell, Gary O'Connell (Joyce), Helen Schutz (John), Karen O'Connell, Sara Mattila (John), Pamela Heikkila (Burton), Bruce O'Connell, Brian O'Connell (Amy) and Deborah Paavola (Paul); and her siblings, William Colombe, Dorothy Aho, Richard (Mary Ellen), Anne Heckel, Angeline Lyttinen (Melvin), Genevieve Kyro (Ronald), John Colombe and Pauline Pietila. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In keeping with Covid-19 guidelines, masks and social distancing will be required.
