Linda Ann O'Connor

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April 12, 1963 ~ December 6, 2025

Born in: Biloxi, Mississippi
Resided in: Oakton, Virginia

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Linda Ann O’Connor passed away from cancer on December 6th, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Linda was the daughter of David and Anne Smith. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 1987. Linda worked as a paralegal for many years and ultimately pursued her passion for cooking later in life as a private cook for the clergy at Our Lady of Good Counsel.

Linda was known by many for the abundance of love she so generously shared and for the delicious meals she crafted for those around her. In addition to cooking, she enjoyed many other hobbies, including gardening, quilting, crocheting, fishing, and mushroom foraging.

Linda is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Jim O’Connor, her children, James O’Connor and Amy Kwelberg; and her brother, Paul Smith.  In addition to her immediate family, she is also survived by her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews, whom she loved and cherished as if they were her own children and grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, David and Anne Smith, and her sister and best friend, Rosemarie Dee Fouts.

A service will be held on December 15th, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Vienna, VA, followed by a gathering at the O’Connors’ home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in her memory to support research in rare cancers, including thymic carcinoma https://giving.mskcc.org/rare-cancer

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Memorial Mass of Christian Burial: December 15, 2025 11:00 am

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
8601 Wolftrap Rd.
Vienna , VA 22182
703-938-2828

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  1. The Owners and Staff at the Money and King Funeral Home, wish to express our sincere sympathy to you. It is our hope that we may be able to make a difficult time more bearable. Please feel free to call us anytime as we are always available to you.

    Bob Gallagher
    Funeral Director

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  3. The news of Linda’s illness and passing hit hard. My thoughts and prayers are with Jim and all who loved this remarkable woman.

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  5. The Lottchea family is so saddened by the news of her passing. Linda was such a wonderful woman and one of the best cooks I’ve ever been around. She will be missed dearly. We were friends/neighbors in Oakton.

    Troy & Terri
    Pawleys Island Sc

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  7. Linda was such a special and wonderful friend, mother and wife. I deeply miss her.
    Jim, Jimmy and Amy, we are so sorry for your loss. I know she is soaring with the angels!

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  8. My heart goes out to all of you. She was such an incredible woman and she will be so, so missed. I know she’s sharing all of her favorite recipes up there with anyone who will listen 🤍

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  9. Linda was a good and kind person and a great Girl Scout leader to my daughter. I’m so sorry she’s gone. My deepest condolences to her family.

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  10. I am so sorry for your loss! Linda was a wonderful person – so generous with her time and energy – always welcoming my kids in her home. Jimmy and Amy, I am so sorry! Your mom loved you with every fiber of her being. I always loved her smile watching you. She was so genuinely happy to be a mom and so full of happiness in her life – from watching a lax game to raising chickens. She smiled and laughed.

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  11. Our lives were all made brighter and more beautiful with Linda just across the street. We feel so lucky and grateful for our shared experiences of gardening, foraging, and making discoveries within our local landscapes. We are overcome by her loss. We are comforted to know our garden will grow brighter and more beautiful thanks to the many loving gifts of plants, seeds, and much more she gave to us over many years. Her open heart, her amazing energy, and her sense of wonder about life will be missed every day we look out our window. We send our love and deepest sympathy to Jim, Jimmy, Amy, her family, and her many friends.

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  13. Linda brought immeasurable happiness to her family and to all whose lives she touched. She is the model and definition of true friendship. Her laughter, enthusiasm, and compassion will be remembered forever. Thank you, Linda, for being a wonderful and loved friend.

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