Anita (nee Lagasse) O'Connor, age 91, of Tonawanda, died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Sheridan Manor Nursing Home in the Town of Tonawanda. Born May 7, 1925 in Madawaska, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Agnes (nee Lauzier) Lagasse. Anita had been a resident of Tonawanda for the greater part of her life and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish.

She was the wife of the late Maurice P. O'Connor, who died June 14, 2005; mother of Jack (Roz) O'Connor of Tonawanda, Ken (Liz) O'Connor of Grand Island and the late Maureen Glidden; grandmother of Erin O'Connor, Laura (Darryl) Crawford, Amanda (A.J.) Pacucinski, and David Glidden; and sister of Norma McInnis of Florida and Janine Liebau of Connecticut. Also surviving are three great-grandsons, Jack, Alex and Aiden, and many nieces and nephews.

There is no visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM Wednesday at St. Francis Chapel, 71 Adam Street, Tonawanda; the Rev. Michael Uebler officiating. Friends invited. Inurnment in St. Francis Chapel Columbarium. If desired, memorials to Hospice Buffalo, 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14227, are preferred by the family.
 

Charitable donations may be made to:

Hospice Buffalo
225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga NY 14227
Web: https://www.hospicebuffalo.com/

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