HI Lori thank you for letting us Know about the loss of an O'Neil family member. My Sympathies to the family Greg Anderson >MARLENE JOAN "JOANIE" O'NEILL Eureka - Humboldt County, CA -- as in the >Times Standard > > Marlene Joan "Joanie" O'Neill passed away on Nov. 14, 1999, at General >Hospital in Eureka at age 62. She was born in Idaho, and was a resident of >Eureka. > > Joan moved to Eureka with her family in 1941, when she was 4 years old. >It was just prior to the outbreak of World War II. She went to elementary >school in Samoa, but finished her education in the Eureka School District. >In 1957, she met and married Jere O'Neill and they lived all of their lives >in Eureka. Most of that time was in a home on E Street that Jere had been >raised in. They have four children, three girls and one boy, all grown. > > Joan and her husband, Jere, owned and operated Peterson O'Neill Produce >for many years before they sold the business to Chico Produce. They >continued working for the company after the business sold. > > She was a longtime parishioner of St. Bernard's Catholic Church. > > Joan's love of life drew people to her. She loved to laugh and enjoy >life, even though she worked hard. Her passion was her family, cooking, and >enjoying having her friends and family around her. She was always busy and >on-the-move, doing so many good things for others. She will be sorely >missed for her laugh, her ready humor, and her sharing of life experiences >through her stories. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Jere >O'Neill; her mother, Lucille Varner of Eureka; her children, Lori O'Neill >Shelton and husband, Jeff Shelton of Reno, Nev., Patrick O'Neill and his >wife Dee of Eureka, Michele O'Neill of Walnut Creek, and Heather O'Neill of >Temeculah; her grandson, Alexander Miller-O'Neill; her sisters, Cindy Varner >Rog and husband, Dr. Richard Rog, and Carlene Varner Lampela and her husband >Dr. Roland Lampela. > > Friends are invited to attend a Rosary at Sanders Funeral Home on Nov. >19, 1999, at 7 p.m. > > The funeral will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 10 a.m. on >Nov. 20, 1999, with graveside service immediately following. > > Officiating at both the Rosary and the funeral will be Father Mike >Cloney. > > Pall bearers will be: Bill Williams, Ron Lampela, Richard Rog, Kevin >George, Bruno Ravelli, James Gouthier, and Bob Palmrose. > > Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. > > >**************************************************************************** >************ >Submitted by Lori O'Neill Shelton