April 27, 2002 Veronica H. O'Toole Edition: ALL Section: DEATHS Page: A4 Dateline: CLINTON Index Terms: OBITS Article Text: CLINTON -- Veronica H. O'Toole, 77, of 429 Main St., a retired switchboard operator, died Thursday, April 25, in Providence Extended Care, Worcester, after an illness. She leaves two sisters, Eleanor P. O'Toole of Clinton and Teresa M. Sanders of Baltimore; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. A sister, Mary Gadomski, and five brothers, Peter J., John E. and Walter L. O'Toole, the Rev. Richard G. O'Toole and the Rev. Francis A. O'Toole, predeceased her. She was born in Clinton, daughter of Peter A. and Mary K. (Davitt) O'Toole. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1942 and Kathryn Foley Ward Business School, Worcester, in 1945. She was a telephone operator for New England Telephone Co., Worcester, and later a switchboard operator at Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, retiring in 1991. She was a life member of St. John the Evangelist Church, prefect of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality, and the first female usher at St. John's Church. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and in 1957, she received the Bell Award from Bishop John Wright at the Cenacle in Lancaster, where she was past president of the Cenacle Society. She was a Red Cross Blood Bank volunteer, a member of the Clinton Police Association, and an avid walker. The funeral will be held Monday, April 29, from Robert J. McNally Funeral Home, 304 Church St., with Mass at 11 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 80 Union St. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Lancaster. Calling hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John's Restoration Fund, 149 Chestnut St., Clinton, MA 01510. Copyright (c) 2002 Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. Record Number: 0204278757