24May12 - James Francis (Jim) O'Neil, 89, born September 30, 1922 in  Akron, Ohio, died

peacefully on May 18, 2012. He was preceded in  death by his beloved wife of 60

years, Mary Helen (nee Mahoney).  

 

Father of 10: Michael (PA, deceased) of Oakton, VA., Brian (Myrna)  of Cottage Grove, ORE., the late Robert (passed awayat age seven  in Annapolis, Md. in 1957),  Kathleen (Joe Incorvaia) of

Riverside,  Conn., Marie Flaherty (Kevin) of Madison, Conn., Sally Harvey (Roy)

of Dallas, Texas, Paul (Liz) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Patricia Gagen  (Chris) of

Atlanta, Ga., Clare Mangano (Tom) of Lebanon, N.J., and  Deirdre McKinnon (Alex)

of Aliso Viejo, Calif. Loving grandfather  of 26: Siobhan, James (Margot), Rory,

and Molly O'Neil; Galen  (Laura), Jhomer, Dustin, Shane, and Anthony O'Neil;

Moira  Martish (Ben), Brendan, and Megan Incorvaia; Patrick, Kate, and  Liam

Flaherty; Sean, Connor, and Deirdre Harvey; Katie, Dan,  Colleen, and Mary Beth

O'Neil; Brigid, Mary Grace, and Ann  Marie Mangano; and Elizabeth Gagen.

Survived by brother, J. Philip  (Mary Karen) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and

sisters, Margaret Ann  Freer (Harry) of Lyndhurst, Ohio and Patience of

Fairlawn, Ohio.  Preceded in death by parents, Augustin and Marie of Akron,

Ohio;  brothers, Donal of Bath, Ohio, and Robert of Akron, Ohio; and  sisters,

Alice of Bath, Ohio and Mary of Akron, Ohio.

Jim was a graduate of St. Vincent's High School and the U.S.  Naval Academy. He

served on the USS Honolulu in the Pacific during  World War II and later piloted

P-2 anti-submarine patrol aircraft  and taught at the Naval Academy. He also

served as the President of  the Navy Federal Credit Union. Upon retirement from

the U.S. Navy,  he served as Vice President for Personnel of the General Tire

Rubber Co., retiring in 1984. For many years, he and Mary Helen  lived in both

Akron and Adelina, Md., where they hosted many family  gatherings and weddings.

James, known to all his family as Big Jim,  was a fiercely independent,

unfailingly generous and much loved  patriarch. James was a past President of

the Portage Country Club  and for many years was a eucharistic minister at St.

Sebastian's Church.

Mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday, May 24, 2012, at  St. Sebastian

Church at 9:30 A.M. located at 476 Mull Avenue,  Akron, OH 44320. Interment in

All Saints Cemetery, Northfield. The  family will receive friends at Hummel

Funeral Home at 500 E.  Exchange Street, Akron, OH  44304 on Wednesday, May 23,

2012 from 4  to 7 P.M. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations

in memory of Jim to Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service, 3358  Ridgewood Road,

Akron, OH 44333, or St. Sebastian Church, 476 Mull  Avenue, Akron, OH 44320.

Please visit www.hummelcares.com to send a message or share a  condolence.

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