Edward J. OConnell

  Noted events in his life were:

• Social Security Number: 126-03-7081.

• Birth: Listed as six months old in 1920 census taken on January 2-5, Jun 1919, Buffalo, Erie, New York. Used to verify his Social Security record.

• Obituary: From Buffalo newspaper, 22 Oct 2007, Buffalo, Erie, New York. O'CONNELL-Edward J. October 22, 2007, beloved husband of Mary Jane (Whitmer) O'Connell; devoted father of Patricia (Raymond) Engler and Edward L. (Mary Jo Dowd) O'Connell; loving grandfather of Peter (Tara) Engler, Anne (Brian) Waechter, John Engler, Caitlin, Kevin and Deborah O'Connell; great-grandfather of Abbey and Kate Engler and Logan Waechter; brother of Lorraine O'Connell, Gloria Weber, Ruth O'Connell and William (RoseMary) O'Connell. Friends may call Thursday 2-4 and 7-9, at the DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, where services will be held Friday at 9 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Christ the King Church at 9:30 AM. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to Canisius College.

• Obituary: The Buffalo News Inc, 25 Oct 2007, Buffalo, Erie, New York. Edward J. O'Connell, metallurgy executive

Published on October 25, 2007
© The Buffalo News Inc.

Edward J. O'Connell, a retired executive in the foundry and metallurgy industry, died Monday in Sisters Hospital after a long illness. He was 88. A native of South Buffalo, Mr. O'Connell graduated from South Park High School in 1937 and earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Canisius College in 1941.
From 1943 until 1946, Mr. O'Connell served in the Army as a first lieutenant, stationed in the United States during World War II.

After his military service, he began a career at Republic Steel Corp. as a chemist in the metallurgy laboratory. In 1947, he began a 17-year career at American Standard's Rano Street plant in Riverside.

In 1964, he became chairman of Miller & Co., which represented manufacturers, and retired in 1985.

In addition, he served as chairman of the Western New York Chapter of the American Foundrymen's Society in 1962.

Surviving are his wife of 63 years, the former Mary Jane Whitmer; a daughter Patricia J. Engler; a son, Edward L.; a brother, William; and three sisters, Gloria Weber, Lorraine and Ruth.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Christ the King Church, 30 Lamarck Drive at Main Street, Snyder.
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Burial: October 26, 2007, Holy Cross Annex sec. 25 (GPS N42*49.820' W78*48.681').

Edward married Living