- Date Of Birth: April 26, 1926
- Date Of Death: December 21, 2019
- State: Illinois
Harriett F. O’Neill, age 93 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Walnut Acres in Freeport. She was born April 26, 1926 in Morgan, IA; the daughter of the late Ira and Susan (Bloom) Knight. She married Arnold O’Neill on June 20, 1945; he passed on November 5, 1986.
Harriett farmed alongside her husband in the Stockton area before moving to Freeport. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Freeport. She loved baking, crocheting, working puzzle books, yardwork and gardening.
She is survived by her son, Larry (Trudi) O’Neill of Freeport; daughters, Connie Rhea of Freeport and Linda (Dale) Feltmeyer of AR; 7 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; brother, Bernard (Chris) Knight of Shannon, IL; and sisters, Larraine Campbell of Freeport and Delores (Jake) Neuschwander of Lena, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arnold; father and mother-in-law, Frank & Emma O’Neill; daughter, Karen Thompson; granddaughter, Melissa Rhea; brothers, Ira Jr., Rodney, Kenny, Frank, and Arly; and sisters, Darlene Drye, Margie Hooper, and Evelyn Zonzolia.
