Helen Emma O'Connor

RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Helen Emma Marriot O'Con no r , age 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, September 27, 2020.  She had the support and comfort of her loving family at her side.

Helen was born on March 24, 1926 , in the town of Brookfield, daughter of the late Charles Obediah and Nora Mae Caulder Marriott.  A lifelong Richfield Springs resident, she graduated from Richfield Springs High School with the class of 1946.  She was employed first by UNIVAC in Utica and later by Mohawk Data Sciences in Herkimer .  She retired in 1990.

Mrs. O'Conno r had a strong faith in God and was a member of Saint John's Episcopal Church, Richfield Springs.  She was a current member of the Rebekah Lodge for over seventy years.  In her leisure time she enjoyed knitting, doing puzzles, music and dancing. To all who knew Helen, they found her to be a caring, kind and loving lady.  She possessed a quiet calm and you always felt her warmth whenever you were with her .  She will be sadly missed by her many friends and family especially her cherished grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great-grandchildren.

Surviving are her two sons, Norman O'Conno r and his wife Elaine  of Utica, Gordon O'Conno r and his wife Delores of Richfield Springs, two daughters, Barbara Proctor of Richfield Springs, Sandra Mortensen and her husband Eric of VanHornesville, three sisters, Louise Holmes of Unadilla Forks, Iva Lewis and her husband Frank of Waterville, Beverly Szewczyk and her husband Joe of Paris Hill , a sister-in-law, Miriam Marriott of West Winfield , twenty-four grandchildren, thirty -two great grandchildren , thirty-seven, great greatgrandchildren , many nieces, nephews and cousins.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, William Marriott, Melvin Marriott, John Marriott, Warren Marriott, Owen Marriott, Franklin Marriott , five sisters, Dorothy Griffiths, Eleanor Phillips, Myra Patrick , Francis Marriott and Lorraine Marriott and a beloved son-in-law, John Proctor.

Calling hours for Mrs. O'Connor will be on Thursday from 4:00 until 7:00 pm in J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James Street; Richfield Springs.  A funeral service with Holy Eucharist will take place on Friday morning at 11:00 am in Saint John's Episcopal Church, Richfield Springs.  The Reverend Steven Scarcia will officiate.  Interment will follow at Unadilla Forks Cemetery .  Expressions of sympathy may be made with memorial donations to Helios Care, Compassion, Choices and Dignity , 927 River Street Service Road, Oneonta, NY 13810 or the American Cancer Society, 100 Lomond Court, Utica, NY 13502.  Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.