Dolores Elaine O'Neill

Born July 23, 1930 in Buffalo,NY, she was the youngest daughter of Walter and Ethel Peters. She grew up during the Great Depression. Her brother served in the Army during WWll.

Dolores graduated from Bowling Green State University, Ohio in 1952 with a B.S. in Business Admin./Accounting, and was active in Kappa Delta sorority. After graduation, she was employed by General Motors in Buffalo where she met Jack O'Neill, a former high school classmate. They were married April 24, 1954 and moved to Orange, CA in January 1955. Dolores and Jack moved to Garden Grove in 1956, where they raised their 5 children. The family enjoyed annual camping trips to Bass Lake and Canyon Lake where everyone enjoyed boating, swimming, and water skiing.

In addition to being a wonderful wife and mother, Dolores was very involved at St. Columban School where their children attended. She also worked with Jack in his insurance business. In 1979 she became the secretary to the Dean of Nursing at Cal State Fullerton until she retired in 1993. A close friend coaxed her out of retirement to work in the Counseling Office at Mater Dei High School. She really enjoyed it there and made some very dear friends.

Dolores was an active member in Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Southern California Arthritis Foundation, and St. Columban Church, Garden Grove where she participated in the Parents Club, Baptism Ministry, RCIA and was a Eucharistic Minister, to name a few. She was also an active member and past President of the Women's Civic Club of Garden Grove. Although she kept very busy, she always remained close to her large family, remembering every birthday and anniversary. She loved God, her family, and her community. Dolores was a one-of-a-kind woman and a role model to all of us. She will be

dearly missed but we were blessed to have her in our lives, and she will be in our hearts forever.

Dolores was predeceased by husband Jack, and is survived by her children, Dan (Gale) of TN; Tom,(Amy) of PA; Susan Wilkins of Garden Grove; Nancy (Perry)Smith of Oceanside, and John (Sylvia) of Garden Grove, 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren,

brother-in-law Lawrence (Joan) O’Neill, and 2 nephews and families.