Edward O'Neill

Edward T. O'Neill, age 92, a resident of Royal Oak since 1950, died September 9, 2011 at his home. He was born November 30, 1918 in Laurium, MI to the late Edward and Ellen O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He retired from the Chrysler Corporation in 1980 after 24 years of service. He enjoyed traveling and reading and was an avid visitor of the Royal Oak Public Library. He is survived by his wife, Rita E. Crawford O'Neill; the couple married May 30, 1947 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Detroit; children, Kathleen O'Neill of Royal Oak, Timothy Diane O'Neill of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mary Ellen James Cassady of Royal Oak, Margaret the late William Fitzgerald of Grosse Pointe Farms, Barbara Clair Hoehn of Grosse Pointe and Maureen Timothy Kapala of Madison Heights; sisters, Margaret Duggan and Kathleen Neville; 14 grandchildren; and one great granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Bishop; and brother, Frank O'Neill. The visitation will be Sunday 2-8 p.m. with an evening scripture service at the Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 705 W Eleven Mile Road 4 blocks E of Woodward, Royal Oak. Mr. O'Neill will lie in state Monday 10 a.m. until the time of Mass 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Royal Oak, with the Rev. Edward Prus officiating. The burial will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield. Memorials to Foundation Fighting Blindness, P.O. Box 17279, Baltimore, MD 21203-7279 or Hospice of Michigan, 400 Mack Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201. Share your memories at www.sullivanfuneraldirectors.com.