John B. O'Donnell ...................................Times News.......................August 3, 2004

Date of Death...August 1, 2004

John B. O'Donnell, 78, of Wilmington, Del., died Sunday in Christiana Hospital, Wilmington. He was the husband of the late Catherine (Sullivan) O'Donnell, a native of Tamaqua, who died in 1993.

He was employed by the DuPont Company from 1952 until his retirement in 1985.

Born in Coaldale, he was a son of the late Bernard and Cecilia (Fisher) O'Donnell.

He served in Europe with the U.S. Army during World War II, 1944-46.

He attended St. Mary's grade school and graduated from Coaldale High School in 1944, and Dickinson College in 1952.

He was a member of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, and the DuPont Country Club, both of Wilmington.

He is survived by a son, Bernard J. of Wilmington; a daughter Karen M. Warner of Newark, Del.; a sister, Joan, wife of Charles Wildoner of Jim Thorpe; and three grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Daniel and James; and a sister, Rita Miller.

The Mealey Funeral Home, Limestone and Milltown roads, Wilmington, Del., is in charge of arrangements.