Funeral service for Margaret E. "Marge" O'Connor will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2024 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Jim Coe of Holy Family Catholic Church, Lawton, Oklahoma.

Burial will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Public viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the funeral home.

The funeral service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Margaret E. "Marge" O'Connor, aged 98, of Lawton, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, April 19, 2024. Born on June 3, 1925, in Washington, D.C., to Charles J. and Ruby (Baker) Getreu, Marge moved to Newark, Ohio, at the age of ten, where she completed her education at St. Francis de Sales High School. After graduating, she began her career at Kiley Bakery, where she worked as a clerk. She later joined AT&T in Cleveland, Ohio, as a long-distance operator, showcasing her adaptability and customer service skills.

Marge's career journey continued with a role at North American Aviation's main office in Columbus, Ohio. She then transitioned to civil service in Athens, Ohio, where she worked for the U.S. Forest Service Experimental Station on the campus of Ohio University. Her professional experience culminated in a position as a PBX telephone operator at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where she met CW4 (Retired) Thomas F. O'Connor. They married on March 6, 1954, and shared nearly five decades of life together until Tom's passing on December 17, 2001, at the age of 77.

She is survived by sons, Thomas Michael and wife Mary Ann of Winter Garden, Florida, John Edward of Lawton, Oklahoma, Stephen Patrick of Lawton, Oklahoma and Mark Francis of Naperville, Illinois, grandsons, Nicholas O'Connor of Blue Springs, Missouri and Sean O'Connor of League City, Texas, four beautiful great grandchildren – Emma, Leah and Lincoln O'Connor of Blue Springs, Missouri and Anya O'Connor of Saltillo, Mexico and many loving nieces, nephews and friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband, infant son, Christopher, brothers, Charles Getreu, Tom Getreu and John Getreu and sister, Helen Higgins.

In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions can be made to the Salvation Army by visiting https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/lawton/waystogive or by mail to 6601 N. Broadway Ext., Suite 300, Oklahoma City, OK 73116.