Margaret E. O'Neill

Margaret Elizabeth (Shroyer) O'Neill of Aberdeen died March 30, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital. She was 84. Born June 22, 1921 in Baltimore, Md. She was the daughter and eldest child of the late Maurice L. and Julia Nesline Shroyer. She was the wife of Walter F. O'Neill Jr., her husband of 59 years. Margaret was a graduate of Towson Catholic High School, Baltimore, MD class of 1939. She then went to work for Black & Decker Corporation at their headquarters in Towson, MD as a secretary, where her superior skills, solid work ethic and positive attitude soon elevated her to executive secretary, then personal administrative assistant to CEO Alphonse Decker. This extraordinary work relationship resulted in a lifetime friendship with Al and Virginia Decker whereby letters and cards were exchanged with them for many years. Margaret was an ardent Roman Catholic who practiced her faith with great devotion. In 1946 she married returning WWII veteran Captain Walter F. O'Neill, Jr. USAF and they established a home in Baltimore. Their first child, James Francis arrived in 1947 and second, Edward Joseph in 1949. When asked about which were her happiest times in life, she would always say those years when the boys were young. In 1955 the family moved to Aberdeen, then a very rural Harfor County town, to raise the family. Margaret, primarily a homemaker, took a job with the Harford Democrat Newspaper in Aberdeen as a Linecaster/Typesetter, but she still spent a lot of time with the boys during summers at the Hamilton Park Swim Club and other places for recreation. In later years, she reliched her times with friends, neighbors, and relatives. her interests included painting, reading, church activities, dancing, writing letters & stories, sending cards, telling jokes and spending time with the family during holidays. In addition to her husband she is survived by two sons; James F. O'Neill of Abingdon, MD and Edward J. O'Neill of North East, MD. She was predeceased by her parents and a younger brother, Maurice L. Shroyer, Jr. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Aberdeen by Father Samuel V. Young on April 18, 2006 at 10 AM. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001 Visitation: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001