O'NEIL, Patrick l. 1989-2006

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Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 4/14/2007 at 15:59:39

Patrick Leo O'Neil, 17, of Manly, died on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly. Burial was in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City

Patrick Leo O'Neil was born on May 2, 1989, in Mason City, the son of Steve and Susan (Severson) O'Neil. He was baptized and confirmed in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly. Patrick was a junior at North Central High School in Manly. Patrick also helped his uncle Steve on construction projects in the north Iowa area, and also was in the cadet program with the Manly Volunteer Fire Department.

Patrick loved being on the fire department in Manly, hunting, fishing, the outdoors, camping, tubing down the Shell Rock river near Rock Falls, gun shows, golfing, bonfires with his friends, and country music; especially Montgomery Gentry and Trace Adkins, but he especially loved being around his family and friends.

He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly, and the Community Emergency Response Team in Cerro Gordo and Franklin County.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents; Steve and Susan O'Neil of Manly, his sister; Hannah O'Neil of Manly, paternal grandmother; Barbara O'Neil of Mason City, his maternal grandparents; Richard and Karen Severson of Manly, his maternal great-grandmother; Hazel Reyerson of Albert Lea, MN, special aunts and uncles; Donna Ryan, Jean O'Neil, Cindy (Steve) Palmer, Debbie (Charles) Mejia, Sherri (Steve) Hutzel, Randy (Tammy) Severson, and Lori (Rudy) Guillen, special cousins; Amanda, Traci, Jade, Jason, Sarah, Amanda, Matthew, Amy, Tara, Laura, Erin, Bradley, Shelby, Cody, and Dustin.