Agnes B. “Aggie” O’Connor, who was active with Our Lady of Malibu, was found dead Feb. 23 in her apartment at Silvercrest, an independent senior residence in Santa Monica. She was 92.
O’Connor was born April 3, 1912 in Philadelphia to George and Mary Schonter. She moved to California in February 1936 and married Harry Edward O’Connor in February 1942 in Hollywood. Agnes O’Connor was an executive secretary at Paramount Studios in the late 1930s and 1940s, working for such luminaries as Cecil B. DeMille. She then became a homemaker for more than 40 years.
O’Connor was an active member of several parishes, including St. Basil’s Catholic Church and St. Gregory Nazianzen in Los Angeles, St. Monica’s in Santa Monica and Our Lady of Malibu. She was an avid collector, accumulating such things as stamps and teacups. Additionally, O’Connor was a frequent traveler and correspondent.
O’Connor is survived by her two daughters, Maureen de Koff of Malibu and Patricia Phillips of San Diego; sister, Marguerite Emmal; grandsons, Kristofer, Derek and Klarke de Koff and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Computer Access Center, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities, at P.O. Box 5336, Santa Monica, CA 90409-5336. Donations can also be sent to the Salvation Army, Attn: Col. Calvin Prouty, 1530 Fifth St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.
A funeral mass will take place at Saint Finbar Catholic Church in Burbank on Saturday at 10 a.m.