Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....O'Connor, Frank Joseph, DDS March 23, 1985
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Virginian-Pilot March 24, 1985
VIRGINIA BEACH — Dr. Frank Joseph O’Connor, 80, of 1069 Charity Drive, a native 
of Norfolk who practiced dentistry for 45 years, died Saturday in a hospital. He 
was the husband of Ethel Vanderberry O’Connor and was a member of Blessed 
Sacrament Catholic Church.
Dr. O’Connor was a graduate of St. Mary’s Male Academy, Norfolk, and Washington 
and Lee University. He received his doctor of dental surgery degree from the 
University of Maryland. He was a past chairman of the Navy YMCA Forum and the 
National Catholic Community Service-USO and a former member of the USO board of 
directors; a past president of the Catholic Family and Children’s Service and a 
former member of its board; a past co-chairman of the National Conference of 
Christians and Jews; a past president of the Norfolk Torch Club, Norfolk Ryan 
Club, Norfolk Chapter of the Izaak Walton League and the 35th Street 
Businessmen’s Association; and a past member of the Norfolk Democratic City 
Committee.
He was a past president of the Holy Name Society of both the Sacred Heart and 
Blessed Sacrament parishes; a member of the Lay Board at Blessed Sacrament and 
chairman of the building committee of Blessed Sacrament School; and a former 
member of the building committee of Norfolk Catholic High School.
He had received numerous awards, including the Father Kealy Council, Knights of 
Columbus, Civic Award in 1964; Distinguished Service Award of the Norfolk 
chapter of the American Cancer Society in 1966; Izaak Walton League and National 
Catholic Community Service Distinguished Service awards; and the 1968 
Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
He was a past exalted ruler of Norfolk Elks Lodge 38, a past district deputy and 
Virginia state deputy of the Knights of Columbus and a graduate member of Xi Psi 
Phi dental fraternity. Among the organizations in which he held life memberships 
were the Elks; Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree; Izaak Walton League; Norfolk 
Torch and Ryan clubs; and Pirrie Fauchard Academy Dental.
Other survivors include a daughter, Patricia O. Hilliard of Virginia Beach; two 
sons, Dr. Frank J. O’Connor Jr. of Virginia Beach and Thomas C. O’Connor of 
Signal Mountain, Tenn.; and 11 grandchildren.
A joyful Mass of the Resurrection will be said at noon Tuesday in Blessed 
Sacrament Catholic Church, with burial in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. A 
Christian wake service will be said at 7:30 p.m. Monday in H.D. Oliver Funeral 
Apartments, Norfolk.



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