DOB: February 22, 1923 DOD: September 17, 2018
HUSBAND: John F. O'Connor
CHILDREN: Barbara, Michael, Patricia, Katherine, Jerome, James
CLUBS/ASSOCIATIONS: Voting Registrar and Election Judge, Arlington, VA; Meals on Wheels, Arlington, VA; Altar Society, St. Charles Church, Arlington, VA; Columbines, Arlington, VA
O'CONNOR, Luetta Marie, 95, of Richmond, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 17, 2018. Born in Sheboygan, WI on February 22, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Katte. She attended St. Peter Claver Elementary School and South High School. Shortly after graduating in 1941, she moved to Washington, DC where she worked for the Department of the Navy as a Clerk-Typist. It was there that she met her husband of 56 years, John, and together raised their six children.
Luetta's family will always remember her as a dedicated, hardworking mother who always put God and her family first. She was an excellent cook and seamstress, and her family reaped the benefits of her expertise. Luetta believed anything worth doing was worth doing well, and that it was important to treat everyone with kindness. As a woman of faith who believed in the power of prayer, she prayed regularly for the needs of her family. Luetta was a life-long learner who instilled the love of learning in all her children. An active volunteer in her church, she served on the Altar Guild and was a member of the Sodality of Mary. Additionally, she was a member of the Columbines, the female auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus. She also reached out in her community, delivering Meals on Wheels to the elderly in Arlington, VA, and serving as a voter registrar and poll judge.
She is survived by her brother, Jerome Katte of Sheboygan, WI; children Barbara Snyder (Robert) of New Market, MD, Michael O'Connor (Mary) of Greenlawn, NY, Patricia O'Connor of Mebane, NC, Kathy Cobert (Gregg) of Mechanicsville, VA, Jerome O'Connor (Thanya) of Waldorf, MD, and James O'Connor (Teresa) of Fairfax, VA; 11 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband , John O'Connor, brother, Edgar Katte and sisters Wilhelmina Katte, Lenore Siegl, Margaret Booton, Dorothy Richter, and Laverne Wilson.
A mass of Christian burial will be held on October 6, 2018 at 11:00am at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 9505 Gayton Rd., Richmond, Va. with Fr. Michael Renninger presiding. A luncheon will follow at the clubhouse of the Cherry Grove subdivision in Mechanicsville, Va. Inurnment will take place at a later date at the discretion of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Luetta's name to the Little Sisters of the Poor online at www.littlesistersofthepoor.org or you can mail a check to Little Sisters of the Poor at 1503 Michaels Road, Henrico, VA 23229.
