Frederick Joseph O'Connor Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Fredrick Joseph O’Connor passed away on May 31, 2022, at 85 years old. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey August 18 1936, to Fredrick Joseph O’Connor Sr. and Grace O’Connor. During the Second World War, he lived in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where his father worked as an Engineer at the Ingalls Shipyard. After the war, his family moved to his mother’s hometown of Minerva, New York, where he graduated from Minerva Central School as Valedictorian. He was an altar boy at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Minerva. Fred always considered Minerva his hometown and visited there many times over the years. Fred joined General Electric and was assigned to a plant in Memphis, Tennessee, where he met and married his wife of 58 years, Beverly Ann Dodson O’Connor. While in Memphis, they had two children, Michael and Kelly O’Connor. His career with General Electric took the family to Ohio and Mississippi. After retiring from General Electric, he worked for several other manufacturing companies. In retirement, Fred became a school bus driver first for Shelby County Schools in Memphis, Tennessee, and later for Madison County Schools in Huntsville, AL. He drove for nine years at Legacy Elementary School. He knew all of the children on his bus by name and was very particular about their safety and considered driving a school bus his most satisfying job. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Rosemary O’Connor, Francis O’Connor, Richard O’Connor, and Brother-in-law George Dodson. He is survived by his wife, children, and many nieces and nephews. He was a member of St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church in Huntsville. He will be buried in Lexington, Tennessee, after a funeral mass on Saturday June 4 at 12PM at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church. Visitation will be Saturday from 11AM until service.

Frederick Joseph O'Connor

August 18, 1936 - May 31, 2022