Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....O'Connor, LaVerne D. 2004
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The Lakewood News, Tuesday, November 2, 2004
LaVerne D. O’Connor, age 89, of Bridgman and formerly of Hastings, died 
Monday, October 25, 2004 at Jordan’s Nursing Home in Bridgman.  Mr. O’Connor 
was born on December 22, 1914 at Orangeville Twp., Barry County, the son of 
Harry Dennis and Carrie Belle (Raymond) O’Connor.  

He was raised in the Yankee Springs area of Barry County and attended rural 
schools.  He was married to Velda L. King on April 18, 1935 in Auburn, Ind.  
Mr. O’Connor owned and operated a dairy farm on Cunningham Road, Lake Odessa, 
for 50 years.  He was also employed at Bradford White Corp. in Middleville for 
20 years, retiring in 1969.  He moved to Hastings in 1974 and to Bridgman in 
2001.  He was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Woodland 
F&AM.  

Mr. O’Connor is survived by his son, Terry (Pamela) O’Connor of Kalamazoo; 
daughters, Josella (Roger) Faul of Bloomfield Hills, Sandra (Ronald) Bryans of 
Berrien Springs; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters-in-
law, Wilma Townsend of Lake Odessa, Arlene King of Boynton Beach, Fla.; and 
nieces and nephews.  Preceding him in death were wife Velda on April 4, 2000; 
brothers, Clarence, Pierce and Fred O’Connor.

There will be no funeral services.  The family will receive visitors at a 
memorial visitation Saturday, November 13, 2004, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Wren 
Funeral Home, Hastings.  Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa.  
Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice, Hospice at Home 
of Stevensville, Mich., or charity of one’s choice.  Arrangements by Wren 
Funeral Home of Hastings.


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