Dorothy "Dottie"

J. O'Connor

Dorothy Josephine (Kuminski) O'Connor, "Dottie"  passed away on Saturday Feb. 5, while receiving palliative care at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.  She had recently marked her 90 ^th birthday last week.  Born and raised in Montague, she was one of four daughters born to the late Joseph C. and Mary R. (Naperkoski) Kuminski.  Dottie attended school in Montague and was graduated from Turner Falls High School.

She was married to Paul J. O'Connor for 42 years and raised three sons and three daughters.

A resident of Chelsea for most of her life she was a devoted homemaker and mother.  Dottie also worked outside of her home as an Insurance Underwriter for the Aetna Insurance Company for 20 years and retired in 1995.

Dottie loved her time with family, enjoyed trips to the "country" where she was born.  She also loved to travel to California to visit her son Tommy, daughter Paula and their families.  In her lifetime Dottie also enjoyed gardening around her home, feeding wild birds from her backyard, traveling with her family to Old Orchard Beach, listening to country music, Elvis Presly, and visiting Graceland in Memphis TN. and caring for her pet parakeet "Charlie".

In addition to her parents, Dottie was predeceased by her beloved husband Paul J. O'Connor, her son James J. O'Connor, her daughter Paula Knudsen, her sisters; Helen Rogerleski, Jennie Wozniakewicz and Mary Grosberg.

She was the devoted mother of Thomas "Tommy" O'Connor and his wife Flor of California, Cathy Buckley and her husband Timothy of Wakefield, David O'Connor of Chelsea, Linda O'Connor of Lynn, and her son-in-law Chris Knudsen of Boxford.

She was the cherished grandmother of Steven Santosuosso and his wife Sue of Westford, Laurie Bryson and her husband Joey of Westford, Cheryl Usuga and her husband Huberley of Wakefield, Christine Knudsen of Connecticut, Michelle Knudsen of Ipswich, Brian O'Connor and his spouse Andrew Greenough of Beverly, Stephanie Hudson of Lynn, Joshua Nash of Lynn, Jessie O'Connor of North Carolina, Noel O'Connor of Alaska, Paul O'Connor of California, Paul O'Connor and his wife Kim of Phillipston, and Amanda Silveira of Maine.  She is also lovingly survived by her 14 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS:  Visiting hours will be held from the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea on Thursday Feb. 10th from 4 - 8 P.M. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend.  Per order of the Chelsea Board of Health, all visitors are required to wear face masks while in the Funeral Home.  Funeral from the Welsh Funeral Home on Friday Feb 11th at 9:00 A.M.  Followed by a funeral mass at St. Rose Church, 600 Broadway Chelsea at 10:00 A.M.  Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

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