Janice Kay O'Connor

Janice O’Connor, 80, of Beresford, SD, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at her home in Beresford. Private family services will be held on Friday, April 24, 2026, at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Beresford. Visitation will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the church on Friday. Burial will take place at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Beresford.

Janice Kay O’Connor was born on February 21, 1946, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to James L. and Teresa Violet (Quinn) O’Connor. She was raised in Beresford, living on the farm until the sixth grade, after her father passed away. The family moved into town, where she remained her entire life. Janice graduated from Beresford High School in 1964.

Janice worked at Otis Radio in Hawarden for a couple years before starting at the Beresford Co-Op as their bookkeeper, where she worked until they closed in 2000. Janice helped her sister, Pat, clean homes around the Beresford area until COVID took place. She also cleaned at St. Teresa Catholic Church up until 2024.

Janice was a member of the St. Teresa Altar Society in Beresford. She enjoyed reading books and watching tv.

Grateful for having shared her life are her sister, Shirley O’Connor, of Beresford, SD; cousin, Lois (Ken) Lippmann of White Plains, NY; and five nieces and nephews.

Janice was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Pat Heggestad, Mildred Reierson, and Katie Kennedy; and brother, Leonard O’Connor.