Our Mission Statement
We, the Roman Catholic Family of Our Lady of La Salette,
have the living and welcoming presence of Jesus Christ as the center of our life, especially in the Eucharist.
Through worship, the proclamation of the Gospel, service, and the work of the New Evangelization,
we continue the reconciling ministry of Jesus Christ.
ETERNAL REST, GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD!
John J. “Jack” Connell, age 95, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 in Livonia.
He was born in 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas and Louise Connell. Jack is survived by his children, Fr. Patrick J. Connell and Catherine L. (Carrie A. Steele) Connell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leatrice Connell (1989), his son, John Connell and special friend, Winifred Johnson.
The family will receive friends Friday, April 26 from 2 PM until 9 PM with a 7 PM Vigil Service at the Sawyer-Fuller Funeral Home, 2125 12 Mile Road, Berkley (two blocks west of Woodward Avenue).
Mr. Connell will lie in state Saturday, April 27 from 10 AM until the Funeral Mass at 11 AM at Our Lady of La Salette Church.
Burial will be on Monday, April 29 at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of La Salette Catholic Church.
John J. “Jack” Connell, age 95, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 in Livonia.
He was born in 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas and Louise Connell. Jack is survived by his children, Fr. Patrick J. Connell and Catherine L. (Carrie A. Steele) Connell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leatrice Connell (1989), his son, John Connell and special friend, Winifred Johnson.
The family will receive friends Friday, April 26 from 2 PM until 9 PM with a 7 PM Vigil Service at the Sawyer-Fuller Funeral Home, 2125 12 Mile Road, Berkley (two blocks west of Woodward Avenue).
Mr. Connell will lie in state Saturday, April 27 from 10 AM until the Funeral Mass at 11 AM at Our Lady of La Salette Church.
Burial will be on Monday, April 29 at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of La Salette Catholic Church.