Mrs. Teresa C. O'Connell

August 17, 2017

Teresa C. O'Connell, on August 17, 2017. Teresa was a 1945 graduate of the Academy of Mount Saint Ursula in the Bronx. She worked at the Metropolitan Insurance Company until her marriage in 1952 and later pursued a career in retail combining her love of people with her sense of fashion. Her favorite job was being a mother to her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many friends. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield for 55 years where she was a Eucharistic minister visiting parishioners. She was also an active member of the Rosary Society. Her faith in God was only matched by her devotion to her best friend and husband of 65 years. To know her was to love her and be loved by her. She is survived by her beloved husband Judge James P. O'Connell. Loving mother of 5 children; Brian F. O'Connell (Linda Duczman), Barbara A. O'Connell (Jefferson Berry), Maureen T. O'Connell, Eileen M. Cotter (William), Christopher J. O'Connell (Marcy), 6 grandchildren; Nora Adams (Daniel), Brendan O'Connell (Rachel Moore), Thomas, Daniel, Patrick O'Connell and Liam Cotter, 2 step-grandchildren; Alia and Briana Berry, 2 great-grandchildren; Ruby and Nadia Adams. Relatives and friends are invited to her Funeral Mass, Monday, August 21 at 9:45 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, 18th and the Ben Franklin Pkwy. (Main Church). A viewing will be held on Sunday, August 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Dinan Funeral Home, 1923 Spring Garden St., Phila., PA 19130. Interment Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair, NJ.