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21, 1930 - May 2, 2010NORTH LIBERTY - Harold Devon "Hack" O'Connor, a lifelong resident of North Liberty, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 2, 2010, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 79 years old. He was born August 21, 1930, in North Liberty, a son of Zell and Helen (Finch) O'Connor, and remained a lifelong resident. Harold worked for many years as a meat cutter-butcher for Wilcox's Supermarket, and taught many people how to cut meat throughout the years. He retired from John Glenn School Corp. where he worked as a custodian at North Liberty Elementary School. On January 12, 1952, in South Bend, Harold was united in marriage to Georgia Elaine Eichorst. They enjoyed 53 years of marriage until her passing on September 21, 2005. He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Connie Sue O'Connor on October 18, 1953, and Deborah Clark, September 17, 1994, along with a sister, Enid Beaudoin, and four brothers, Lawrence, Lester, Donald and William O'Connor. Harold is survived by a daughter, Nancy (Dennis) Dolph of Walkerton; three sons, Ronald (Carol) O'Connor of Las Cruces, NM, Jack (Linda) O'Connor of North Liberty and Larry (Linda) O'Connor of Sharon Spirit, KS; and eight grandchildren, Ryan O'Connor, Heather Wills, Karyl (Gonzalo) Ruiz, Jeffrey Clark, Lindsay (Scott) Namestnik, Jonathon Dolph, Kyle O'Connor and Tyler O'Connor. In addition, four sisters, Doris (Dennis) Groves, Dorothy Arnett, Norma Solmos, all of North Liberty, and Judy (Michael) Granning of Fort Wayne, and a brother, Dale "Verland" O'Connor of South Bend, all survive him as well. Harold proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a 50-year member of American Legion Post 365 in North Liberty. He was an avid fisherman, and always enjoyed having family and friends at his home for a fish fry. He was a lifelong Cub's fan, and enjoyed bowling for many years. He loved watching "The Price is Right," "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy." Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Lakeville, 314 South Michigan Street, Lakeville, IN. Rev. Vicky Blough, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, will officiate. Graveside services with military honors will follow at Westlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. The family will receive friends from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. today, and one hour prior to services Wednesday in the Palmer Funeral Home-Lakeville. Expressions of sympathy on behalf of Mr. O'Connor may be made to The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637; or to Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Research, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244. Online condolences to the O'Connor family may be sent to www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.