Ann Catherine O'Neill 1945 - 2016

ONEILL, THAYER

Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/20/2016 at 14:37:59

Sioux City Journal
8 June 2016

SIOUX CITY | Ann Catherine O'Neill, 70, of Omaha, formerly of Sioux City and South Sioux City, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016.

A Celebration of Life gathering will be planned soon in the Sioux City area.

Ann was born on Dec 17, 1945, in Sioux City, to parents Patricia and Joe Thayer. She spent most of her life living in Sioux City and South Sioux City. She graduated from Central High School in Sioux City in 1964. She graduated from Briar Cliff University majoring in education, and received her master's in middle education from LaSalle University. She received many hours in education.

In her 34 years of teaching, she taught at Kern Junior High in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Blessed Sacrament School in Sioux City, and South Sioux City Middle School, where she retired in 2007. She touched many lives and was extremely passionate in her teaching.

She is survived by her daughters, Amy (Ted) Wright and Katie (Michael) Reisdorff; four grandchildren, Colin, Avery, and Carter Crayne, Rhyan Hughes; a brother, Robert (Gracie) Thayer; and many many dear friends.