Gazlay Family History
Ronald Frederick O’Connell
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 March 2012; Last Edited: 8 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3625 |
| Name | Ronald Frederick O’Connell |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 3 June 1918 in Holly, Oakland County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Married | 5 September 1942 in Oakland County, Michigan to Arlene Pearl Gazlay3, 4 |
| Died | 28 December 1998 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan1, 2, 5 |
| Buried | in Lakeside Cemetery, Holly, Oakland County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Arlene Pearl Gazlay (daughter of Bird Pearl Gazlay and Lillian Anna Ruff) |
| Born | 28 February 1923 in Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan |
| Married | 5 September 1942 in Oakland County, Michigan to Ronald Frederick O’Connell |
| Died | 19 August 1997 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan |
| Children | of Ronald Frederick O’Connell and Arlene Pearl Gazlay: |
| +1. | Ronald Bird ‘Ron’ O’Connell |
| Born | 3 September 1947 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Married | to Ruby Carol ‘Brake’ Hager |
| Died | 31 May 1999 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado |
| +2. | Kathryn Sue O’Connell |
| Born | 13 January 1950 |
| Married | 4 April 1970 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan to Gary Don Pierce |
| Married | to Michael James Annis |
| +3. | Kathleen Gay O’Connell |
| Born | 13 January 1950 |
| Married | 4 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California to Eric M. Granier |
| +4. | Frederick Charles O’Connell |
| Born | 11 January 1957 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Married | to Kylene Rene Thomas (née Andrews) |
| Died | 12 April 2022 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Lakeside Cemetery, Holly, Oakland County, Michigan Ronald Frederick O’Connell, born: 3 June 1918 in Holly, Oakland County, Michigan; died: 28 December 1998 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, two sibings, wife, and two children).
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). O’Connell, Ronald F., no. 379-05-7009; born: 3 June 1918; died: 28 December 1998; last residence: West Branch, Ogemaw [County], Michigan.
- Michigan Gen Web, Ogemaw County, Michigan, Deaths 1995-1999; O’Connell, Arlene Pearl, died 19 August 1997; spouse: Ronald O’Connell; father: Bird Pearl Gazlay; mother: Lillian Anna Ruff.
- Oakland County, Michigan, Genealogy Service Records Search, Marriage Index. Ronald Oconnell and Arlene Gazlay, 5 September 1942.
- Boards at Ancestry.com; Post by Brenda Hibner, 26 July 2001, provides the death dates of several Michigan Gazlay family members and their relatives.