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Jane Seymour O’Donnell, homemaker
Born in Buffalo, she attended Vassar College for two years. Mrs. O’Donnell had a long and distinguished career with many organizations. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution since 1945 and was one of the founding members of the Williams Mills Chapter, NSDAR. She also held a state office and was a national chairman for social committees and on the speaker staff for the DAR. She was past New York State President of the National Society Colonial Dames of the 17th Century and past president of the Alice Putnam Chapter. She was a state officer of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists and New England Women. She was in charge of the Margaret Corbin Day at West Point every May for five years. At the time of her death, she was tracing her family lineage back to William the Conqueror and his wife. Mrs. O’Donnell worked for many years as a chairman for the Erie County Election Committee. She volunteered at Veteran’s Hospital, Cancer Society, Diabetic Association, United Way and many other charitable organizations. Mrs. O’Donnell worked at the Pentagon for the Navy Department during the Korean War under the Chief of Naval Operations. She was an avid reader and involved in politics, campaigning for Franklin D. Roosevelt and George H. Bush. She met FDR many times at Hyde Park, her family said. She and her husband, Neil, had met John F. Kennedy at the Hotel Lafayette, her family added. Her husband of 44 years, Neil P., a lieutenant with the Buffalo Police Department who started the Police Athletic League in Buffalo, died in 1996. Mrs. O’Donnell is survived by two daughters, Pauline Krull and Jane Passerini; three sons, Neil, John and Andrew and four grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 2, from St. Paul’s Cathedral. Arrangements were made by Dengler and Roberts Funeral Home. |
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