Kathleen Louise "Bee"
O'CONNOR
(b.
14 November 1918
,
Davenport, Iowa, USA
d.
15 April 2006
,
Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa, USA
)
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Kathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR was born 14 November 1918 in Davenport, Iowa, USA
Kathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR was the child of Francis James O'CONNOR and Norma Irene MEIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) James O'CONNOR and Margaret CUNNINGHAM (maternal) Gustav MEIER and Anna BAHNSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Kathleen Louise "Bee" married Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT 14 March 1942 in Davenport, Iowa, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT was born September 16, 1915 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Roger Joseph Lucien died December 14, 2001 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. Roger Joseph Lucien was the child of Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES and Antonia ROYAL.
Kathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR died 15 April 2006 in Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa, USA.
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Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT-- Date: 14 March 1942 Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT was the child of Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES and Antonia ROYAL
Children of Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT and Kathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR:
Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT-- Date: 14 March 1942 Place: Davenport, Iowa, USARoger Joseph Lucien DESSERT was the child of Joseph Gaspard DE SERRES and Antonia ROYAL
Children of Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT and Kathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR:
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1918 Birth 14 November 1918
Davenport, Iowa, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1942 Marriage / PartnerKathleen Louise "Bee" O'CONNOR and Roger Joseph Lucien DESSERT 14 March 1942, Davenport, Iowa, USA
She was 23 years old.
The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
2001 Death of Spouse/PartnerRoger Joseph Lucien DESSERT died December 14, 2001, Davenport, Iowa, USA
Obituary
Bettendorf - Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial for Kathleen 'Bee' Dessert, of Bettendorf, will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf.
Visitation will be 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Kathleen passed away Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Iowa Masonic Home in Bettendorf.
Memorials may be made to either Mt. Carmel, Sisters of the BVM Mother House, Dubuque, Iowa, or Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Kathleen Louise O'Connor was born November 14, 1918, in Davenport, the daughter of James and Norma (Meier) O'Connor. She met her future husband, Roger Joseph Dessert, at a city dance at the Coliseum. They used to spend many Sunday afternoons dancing on the ferry which ran from Davenport to Rock Island. It cost a whole nickel for the afternoon. She was united in marriage to Roger on...Read MORE...
Quad-City Times, Apr. 17, 2006
Bettendorf - Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial for Kathleen 'Bee' Dessert, of Bettendorf, will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Bettendorf.
Visitation will be 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Kathleen passed away Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Iowa Masonic Home in Bettendorf.
Memorials may be made to either Mt. Carmel, Sisters of the BVM Mother House, Dubuque, Iowa, or Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Kathleen Louise O'Connor was born November 14, 1918, in Davenport, the daughter of James and Norma (Meier) O'Connor. She met her future husband, Roger Joseph Dessert, at a city dance at the Coliseum. They used to spend many Sunday afternoons dancing on the ferry which ran from Davenport to Rock Island. It cost a whole nickel for the afternoon. She was united in marriage to Roger on...Read MORE...
Quad-City Times, Apr. 17, 2006
2006 Death 15 April 2006
Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa, USA
She died at the age of 87.
Kathleen is buried at: Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Added: 7/6/2020 9:29:36 AM
- Updated: 1/6/2021 11:07:29 AM
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