O’Neill, Viola J. (1916 – 2007)

O’NEILL, PETERSEN, JENSEN, FISCUS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/1/2014 at 13:26:48

Name of deceased: Viola J. O’Neill (nee Petersen)

Aged: 91 yrs, 8 mo, 21 days

Residence: Westridge Apartments, Harlan, IA

Born: Feb. 10, 1916, Harlan, IA

Died: Oct. 31, 2007, Westridge Apartments, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Pastor Steven Chellew officiated. Inurnment was held at the Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville, IA.

Survived by: nieces and nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Peter and Ane Marie "Mary" (Jensen) Petersen; husband of 17 years, Charles (deceased Sep. 1971); brothers, Anton, Gaylord, Arnold, Harvey, Martin, and Warren Petersen; sister, Nellie Fiscus

Education: attended country school at Jackson No. 8 (Shelby County, IA)

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Charles O’Neill; Feb. 10, 1954; Denver, CO

Employment: homemaker; she had moved to Denver, CO prior to meeting her future husband; they married in Denver, and then relocated to Harlan, IA, in 1963.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed spending time with the friends in her apartment complex, participating in the various activities put on by Westridge. She also enjoyed her cat.

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com