John Francis O'Connor Jr.

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John Francis O'Connor Jr.

Birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Death
26 May 1925 (aged 43)
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Burial
Lackawanna, Erie County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.8287154, Longitude: -78.8143274
Plot
Sec FF, Plot 182
Memorial ID
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Buffalo Times-Obituary-May 27, 1925

O'Connor, John, May 26, 1925.

John, beloved husband of Isabelle O'Connor (nee Dibble), father of John, Margaret, Eleanor, Edward, Ruth, and Doris O'Connor, son of John and Ellen O'Connor, brother of James and William O'Connor, Mrs. Patrick J. Coughlin, Mrs. John Collins and Mrs. Edward J. Glascott. Funeral from the family residence, No. 671 Fulton Street.

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Buffalo Times-Death Notice on Front Page-May 27, 1925-Detective John F. O'Connor

The Buffalo Police department lost one of its most efficient and best liked members last night in the death of Detective John F. O'Connor of the Franklin Street Station. He died at his home, No. 671 Fulton Street, after a few days illness from double pneumonia.
Detective O'Connor was 43 years old. He was born at No. 655 Fulton Street, down the block from the house where he died. He entered the Buffalo Fire Department in 1906, transferring to the Buffalo Police Department on January 17, 1908. He was promoted to the rank of Detective in 1919 after having served as a Patrolman in the Babcock, Louisiana, West Delavan, South Division, and Franklin Street precincts.
O'Connor is survived by his wife, Isabelle Dibble O'Connor, and six children; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. O'Connor; two brothers, James J. and William R. O'Connor, and three sisters, Mrs. Edward J. Glascott, Mrs. Patrick J. Coughlin and Mrs. John A. Collins.

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From the Buffalo Courier, Sunday May 31, 1925.

POLICE PAY LAST RESPECTS TO
DETECTIVE JOHN F. O'CONNOR

Hundreds of friends attended the
funeral of Detective John F. O'Connor of the Franklin street station,
held yesterday morning from his home, No. 671 Fulton Street, to St.
Stephen's church, where Father James T. Sullivan sang solemn high
mass. The cortege was escorted from the residence to the church
by twenty uniformed patrolmen, under Lieutenant Eugene Downey.
Alonzo Mallon sang "Jesus, Jesus, Come to Me" at the church.
Interment was in Holy Cross cemetery. The pallbearers were Buffalo Chief
of Police, James W. Higgins (ID 186922996), Captain Edward J. Healy (ID 61933724), Lieutenant Thomas J. Maloney (ID 195952581), Detective Sergeant William J. Madigan (ID 198008726 ), Detective Michael J. Scanlon (ID 104896039 ), Captain Miles Hartney (ID 184326627) of the Buffalo Fire Department, Detective Sergeant Raymond Delahunt (ID 161344880) of the NYC Railroad Police, and Local Newspaper reporter Roy L. Albertson (ID 43806139).
Buffalo Times-Obituary-May 27, 1925

O'Connor, John, May 26, 1925.

John, beloved husband of Isabelle O'Connor (nee Dibble), father of John, Margaret, Eleanor, Edward, Ruth, and Doris O'Connor, son of John and Ellen O'Connor, brother of James and William O'Connor, Mrs. Patrick J. Coughlin, Mrs. John Collins and Mrs. Edward J. Glascott. Funeral from the family residence, No. 671 Fulton Street.

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Buffalo Times-Death Notice on Front Page-May 27, 1925-Detective John F. O'Connor

The Buffalo Police department lost one of its most efficient and best liked members last night in the death of Detective John F. O'Connor of the Franklin Street Station. He died at his home, No. 671 Fulton Street, after a few days illness from double pneumonia.
Detective O'Connor was 43 years old. He was born at No. 655 Fulton Street, down the block from the house where he died. He entered the Buffalo Fire Department in 1906, transferring to the Buffalo Police Department on January 17, 1908. He was promoted to the rank of Detective in 1919 after having served as a Patrolman in the Babcock, Louisiana, West Delavan, South Division, and Franklin Street precincts.
O'Connor is survived by his wife, Isabelle Dibble O'Connor, and six children; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. O'Connor; two brothers, James J. and William R. O'Connor, and three sisters, Mrs. Edward J. Glascott, Mrs. Patrick J. Coughlin and Mrs. John A. Collins.

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From the Buffalo Courier, Sunday May 31, 1925.

POLICE PAY LAST RESPECTS TO
DETECTIVE JOHN F. O'CONNOR

Hundreds of friends attended the
funeral of Detective John F. O'Connor of the Franklin street station,
held yesterday morning from his home, No. 671 Fulton Street, to St.
Stephen's church, where Father James T. Sullivan sang solemn high
mass. The cortege was escorted from the residence to the church
by twenty uniformed patrolmen, under Lieutenant Eugene Downey.
Alonzo Mallon sang "Jesus, Jesus, Come to Me" at the church.
Interment was in Holy Cross cemetery. The pallbearers were Buffalo Chief
of Police, James W. Higgins (ID 186922996), Captain Edward J. Healy (ID 61933724), Lieutenant Thomas J. Maloney (ID 195952581), Detective Sergeant William J. Madigan (ID 198008726 ), Detective Michael J. Scanlon (ID 104896039 ), Captain Miles Hartney (ID 184326627) of the Buffalo Fire Department, Detective Sergeant Raymond Delahunt (ID 161344880) of the NYC Railroad Police, and Local Newspaper reporter Roy L. Albertson (ID 43806139).