Wednesday, January 18, 2012

John Edward O'Neill (1886-1953)

Funeral services will be held at 10am Monday at Porter Loring Chapel for John Edward O'Neill of 240 Bushnell Avenue.  Mr. O'Neill died Tuesday, August 11, 1953 in Muskegon, Michigan.  He was born on August 13, 1886 in Charlotte, Michigan.  He was president and general manager of the Mission Provision Company in San Antonio.  From 1906-1921, he had been a manager for the Swift Packing Company.

He was a former national officer and member of the board of directors of the National Independent Meat Packers, a member of the San Antonio Country Club, and the Rotary Club.  Surviving is his wife Mrs. Lula Philipe O'Neill of San Antonio. 

The Rev. Harold C. Gosnell will officiate at the rites and interment will be in Mission Burial Park.  Pallbearers will be F.E. Gerth, Sr., W.W. Adams, Col. H.G. Fitzgerald, T.A. Lambert, George Parker and Bob Smith.

= = Obituary published in the San Antonio (TX) Express, 16 August 1953.  Date of birth was obtained from WWI registration papers, online.  Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this individual or his family.

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