Timothy
James O’Connorfound peace on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the
Sharon S. Richardson Hospice Care with his loving family by his side. He made
his family home in Sheboygan Falls.
Tim was born on
September 3, 1955 in Lansing, Michigan, a son of the late Vincent and Eunice
(Lee) O’Connor. Tim grew up in Grand Rapids MI, attending Grade school and
graduating from Catholic Central High School. During High School Tim excelled
on the swim team. Among his many swimming awards and achievements, he held the
school 100-backstroke record for many years.
Tim attended
Ferris State University, earning his Bachelor of Science in Business and later
his MBA from Western Michigan University.
Ferris is where
Tim met his beloved wife, Kari (Bero). After continued pursuit Tim won Kari’s
heart. They were married in Escanaba, MI on April 8th, 1978. They enjoyed a
loving marriage and celebrated a 40
th
wedding anniversary last year. Tim was truly
blessed being married to his best friend with whom he spent his life.
In
1988, Tim and Kari moved to Sheboygan Falls where they raised their family; a
son Robert and daughter Kimberly. Tim recently welcomed his first grandchild
Jackson James, (son of Robert and Vanessa). Tim was a loving father and grandfather
sharing a special bond with all his children and son in law (David). He enjoyed
spending time with Robert and David at Road America, NHRA top fuel racing, car
shows, driving his Corvette and family cook outs. With his daughter
Kimberly, he enjoyed a loving relationship spending time together discussing
life and doing home improvement projects. She was a great comfort for him
during his illness.
Tim enjoyed
many hobbies; he loved to travel the world and find interesting things to do.
Most recently Tim and Kari spent winters in Florida. He also enjoyed golfing,
kayaking, water skiing, summer sports and driving his corvette. Tim had a sense
of humor, liked to laugh and was simply known as a good guy.
Employed by
Kohler Company, Tim was a member of the Kohler Quarter Century Club 2016. He
retired in 2017 as the Director of Channel Marketing for Sterling Plumbing. He
was well respected by his team and his peers. He traveled often for work,
making many friends amongst his colleagues in other parts of the world as well
as here at home.
Along with wife
Kari, survivors include two children: Robert O’Connor (Vanessa Adelman) of
Cascade and Kimberly (David) Schmidt of Sheboygan; Grandson: Jackson O’Connor
of Cascade; Three sisters: Cynthia (Dirk) Wiering of Grand Rapids, MI, Mary
(David) Nicholson of Grand Rapids, MI, Connie (William) Aldridge of
Tallahassee, FL; Father-in-law: Robert Bero of Escanaba, MI, sister-in-law
Susan (Greg) Belik of Ortonville, MI and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He is preceded
in death by his parents and mother-in-law, Shirley Bero.
Following Tim’s
wishes, cremation has taken place and a celebration of his life will be held on
Friday evening, March 1, 2019. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the
Suchon Funeral Home in Plymouth followed by a short Commemoration.
In lieu of
flowers, a memorial fund is being established in Tim’s name.
The
Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the family. For online
condolences, please visit
www.suchonfh.com.
The family
would like to send a special thank you to the staff at Vince Lombardi Cancer
Center and Sharon S. Richardson Hospice Center for all the care and compassion
given!
