Jean O'BrienJean O'Brien, nee Von Holtum, 92, of Mt. Prospect, passed away peacefully March 19, 2025.Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Michael; parents, Edmund and Ellen; 3 brothers and 1 sister.She is survived by her sister, Eileen (Joyce) Von Holtum; and children, William (Emma) O'Brien, Amy (Christopher) Walsh and David (Siobhan) O'Brien. Loving grandmother to Jack Beatty, John Lorenzo (Kristel) Iriarte, Molly (Matt) Cuvelier, Jenna (Trevor) Kurtzhals, Michael O'Brien and Kate O'Brien. Fond "Aunt Jean" to many.Born on the windswept prairies of southwestern Minnesota, Jean grew up on a farm with 5 brothers and sisters during the depression and World War II. From a farmhouse without running water or electricity, Jean applied herself and earned an academic scholarship to the College of St. Teresa in Winona, Minnesota, making her one of very few women of her time and local area to attend college.After graduating college in 1954, Jean moved to St. Paul where she met and married

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