Thomas A. O'Donnell of St. Charles A funeral
Mass for Thomas A. O'Donnell, 60, will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at St. John Neumann Church, 2900 E. Main
St., St. Charles, with Fr. Donald Gantley OSM celebrant. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Geneva. Visitation will be from
2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Norris Funeral Home, 100 S. Third St. (three blocks west of the Fox River, one block south
of Route 64), St. Charles. Born Dec. 10, 1946, in Chicago, the son of the late John and Helen (nee Daly) O'Donnell, he
passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, after a courageous four-year battle with
cancer, at home with his family by his side. He was a kind and honest man, who will forever be in our hearts. He received
his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and his master's degree from Northern Illinois University in
DeKalb with honors. Thomas served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He had been a detective with the Illinois State Police
for 28 years, retiring in 1999. Following retirement, he taught at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove. He served on
the Joliet Diocese Committee for several years. Tom was an avid reader and enjoyed playing the guitar, gardening and hiking,
especially in Colorado. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 39 years, Nancy (nee Mosebach); his beloved children,
Sean (Paulina) O'Donnell of Villa Park and Laurie (Travis) Anderson of Geneva; his sister, Patricia (Thomas) Hill of Elmhurst;
two brothers, Kevin O'Donnell of San Francisco and Dennis (Deborah) O'Donnell of Elmhurst; his adoring grandchildren,
Steven, Camilla and Thomas O'Donnell, and Kelly and Maura Anderson, with another grandchild expected in February; his
mother-in-law, Evelyn (the late Edward) Mosebach of Hillside; his brothers-in-law, Robert (the late Cathy) Schiller of St.
Charles and Paul (Alice) Mosebach of Darien, his sister-in-law Jean Mosebach of Elmhurst; and many nieces and nephews. Contributions
in Tom's memory may be made to Red Cloud Indian School, 100 Mission Drive, Pine Ridge, SD 57770-2100 or St. Labre Indian
School, Ashland, MT 59004-1001. For information, 630-584-2000 or www.NorrisFH.com.
Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on
11/30/2007. |
