Ellen Marie O'Connor

Ellen O'Connor (nee Pomidor), 87, of Lyndhurst, NJ on Thursday, August 26, 2010. Beloved wife of the late James J. Loving mother of Mary Ellen O'Connor, Gail W. McDonald and Chief James B. O'Connor. Dear sister of Loretta Rovito and her husband Tom. Cherished grandmother of Jamie, Jimmy & Beth O'Connor and mother-in-law of Barbara O'Connor. Adored great-grandmother of Shea Elizabeth Sailer. Dear aunt of Thomas Thurlby. Mrs. O'Connor was a den mother for Cub Pack 88 and a religious education teacher at Sacred Heart Church. For several years she served either as recording secretary, vice president or president of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Seniors. She was a member of Lyndhurst Zoning Board as well as liaison for Lyndhurst Seniors for the town Mayor. She was a library trustee, the leader for National Prayer Day in Lyndhurst in May, a member of the Historical Society of Lyndhurst and a member of AARP Kingsland Chapter. Mrs. O'Connor also played Mrs. Claus at Franklin School and worked the polls on election day. Funeral Monday at 9:30 AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst. Funeral Mass 10:30 AM Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R.C. Church. Interment Hillside Cemetery. Friends will be received Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.