Mary Frances Lehane O'Connor Obituary (1930

Mrs. Mary Frances Lehane O'Connor, age 83, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on Wednesday, December 3, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the loving daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Ellen Carr Lehane. She was a 1948 graduate of Saint Agnes High School in Indianapolis and worked in the office of Indiana Attorney General, J. Emmett McManamon. Mary Frances was joined in the sacrament of marriage to John Ready O'Connor on May 16, 1953 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Indianapolis and later that year, they settled in Madison to make their home. Their happy union was blessed with eight children. Mary Frances is remembered for her career in public service spanning nearly forty years in elected office. She began by working in the Jefferson County Courthouse with the CETA Program for several years. She was elected Treasurer and Recorder of Jefferson County, Indiana, twice for consecutive terms. She was elected Treasurer in 1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996, and Recorder in 1984, 1988, 2000 and 2004, leaving office and retiring in 2009. She was a member of the Girls Club, the Psi Iota XI Sorority and was the 1965 recipient of the "Mother of the Year" Award due to a scholarship contest and received the Community Service Award in 1976. Mary Frances was a faithful member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Society and the Daughters of Isabella. Besides taking care of her beloved family, Mary Frances enjoyed listening to Frank Sinatra and Rod McKuen, and is remembered for her love of reading. She was also an avid fan of Indiana University Basketball and Coach Bobby Knight. Mary Frances died on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at 1:35 PM at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service A LOVING FAMILY Mary Frances will be missed by her loving daughters, Mary Bridget Nickens and her husband, Tim of St. Petersburg, Florida, Kathleen Anne O'Connor of Portland, Oregon, Julia O'Connor, and her husband, Royal Eckstein of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Claire Fahey, and her husband, Kevin of Pleasanton, California, Marilyn Frances Gregory, and her husband, Chuck of Bloomington, Indiana, Molly O'Connor of Madison, Indiana, and Elizabeth Cecile "Beth" Zoeller of Clarksville, Indiana, her loving son, Timothy Mark O'Connor, and his wife, Lynn of South Lake, Texas, her beloved grandchildren, Amanda, Abby, Meredith, Sean, Brennan, Barrett, Madi, Miranda, Johnny and Jesse, several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Mary Ellen Carr Lehane, her beloved husband, John Ready O'Connor died July 13, 1991, and her brother, Daniel Joseph Lehane Jr. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. by Father Christopher Craig at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East 2nd Street in Downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday, October 17, 2014, from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. PRAYING OF THE ROSARY The Rosary will be prayed Friday, October 17, 2014, 7:30 PM, at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Shawe & Pope John XXIII Schools, or to Autism Speaks. Cards are available at the funeral home. Irish Blessing by AMason32 To send a flower arrangement in memory of Mary Frances Lehane O'Connor, please click here to visit our sympathy store.