Florence V. O'Neill

Youngstown - Florence V O'Neill, 91 of Youngstown, died Thursday morning April 2, 2020 at the Hospice House in Poland. She was born December 25, 1928 in Youngstown, a daughter of Patrick and Veronica (Finn) Hughes and had been a lifelong area resident.

Florence was a 1947 graduate of South High School and had worked as a Secretary for the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, retiring in 1993. She was a member of St. Christine Catholic Church and had belonged to the St. Dominic's Senior Citizens organization and was a member of the Saxon Club.

Her husband, Bernard J. O'Neill, whom she married in 1956, died June 16, 2008.

She leaves her daughter, Diane O'Neill of Tuscon, AZ; two sons, Gary (Peg) O'Neill of Lordstown and Brian O'Neill of Huntington Beach, CA; two sisters, Eleanor Hughes of Youngstown, and Marge Goodall of Canfield; a brother, Robert F Hughes of Parma; three grandchildren, Jason (Aisha) Harrison, Brandon O'Neill (Rachel Jones) and Daniel O'Neill; two great-grandchildren, Jason and Landon Harrison; several nieces and nephews, as well as her extended family at the Blackburn Home.
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Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Navy Seal Brad O'Neill; a grandson, Justin Harrison; two brothers, Patrick and Harry Hughes; and a sister, Rosemary Frank.

A Memorial Mass celebrating Florence's life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are by the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland.

Condolences may be sent at www.beckerobits.com.