Julie A O'Connor

Julie A. O'Connor July 25, 1951 - September 16, 2014

Julie A. O''Connor, age 63, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at her home.

A Celebration of Julie''s Life will take place on Friday, September 19, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault, with Bernadette Tatge, pastoral minister of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, officiating.

Visitation time for relatives and friends will be held on Friday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Julie Ann was born on July 25, 1951 in Minneapolis, MN to Donald and Arlene (Gray) Huss. She was raised in a farm family in Dundas and Faribault, graduating from Faribault High School with the class of 1970. Julie married Daniel O''Connor on August 17, 1974 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Faribault. She worked at the Faribault Regional Center for five years before her 37-year career at the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, retiring on May 1, 2014. She enjoyed playing softball and volleyball, traveling, and farm life.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel O''Connor of Faribault; four daughters, Rhoda O''Connor (Chad Brooks) of Faribault and children, Cameron and Emily; Melissa (Alfredo) Nunez of Kenyon and their children, Isabel, Jose, and Eddie; Stonie (Erik) Wilson of Owatonna and their children, Conor, Boe, and Parker; and Ashley O''Connor (Aaron Barta) of Faribault and children, Cohen and Addison; her mother, Arlene Huss of Faribault; siblings, Chuck (Adriana) Frost of Verona, Italy, Greg (Diana) Hollinger of Colonial Beach, Virginia, Donna Olson of Faribault, Sandy Hagel of Faribault, and Lori (Barry) Davies of Faribault; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary and Charles O''Connor; brother-in-law, John O''Connor; sister-in-law, Sheila Gillen; and niece, Jenny Erickson.

In Blind lieu in of memory flowers, of memorials Julie. may be directed to the Minnesota State Academy for the