Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Prudence “Tink” O’Connor Neubert peacefully passed away on April 21, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Prudence Neubert, 78, passed away April 21. Her funeral will be on June 4.
Tink approached her nearly three-year fight with quiet grace, steady focus, and a determination that inspired all who knew her.
Tink was born at St. Francis Hospital in Miami Beach, Florida on Jan. 12, 1944 to James “Jim” Leon and Prudence Page O’Connor. At the time of her birth, Jim was serving as an Air Force pilot in World War II and met Tink for the first time when she was 13 months old.
After the war, the young O’Connor family relocated to Caracas, Venezuela. Eventually, the O’Connors made their way to New York and Tink spent the majority of her adolescence in Larchmont, New York, where she attended St. Augustine’s School and delighted in spending time with nature, swimming, and sailing at Larchmont Yacht Club.
After graduating from Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Tink headed off to Newton College of the Sacred Heart near Boston, where she majored in psychology.
Her college studies sparked a lifelong desire to help others; while at Newton she volunteered at McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Belmont and St. Vincent’s, a psychiatric hospital in Rye, New York. These formative experiences deeply impressed upon her a compassion for those who struggle with unseen challenges and fueled a desire to serve others.
On Sept. 4, 1965, Tink married the love of her life, Jeffrey Paul Neubert, thereby forging a 57-year partnership that inspired all who knew them. Tink and Jeff served as an anchor of family life, hosting large gatherings of family and friends with joyous enthusiasm.
Before welcoming three children to the world, Tink worked as a social worker at Catholic Charities. Over the course of her life, Tink dedicated countless hours to a variety of charitable pursuits including working as a tutor at Project One to One, Junior League of St. Louis, the Lockwood Matthews Museum, the Franklin Park Conservancy, the Columbus Museum of Art, scholarship fundraisers, and Center for Hope among many others.
Tink was a creative soul, avid gardener, reader and writer of stories. She loved her many friends, long walks in nature, travel, and spending time with her family. Passionate about conservation, she was an enthusiastic member of the Garden Club of Darien.
New York City always held a very special place in her heart and she cherished all the time she spent engaging in the cultural life of the city. A deeply spiritual person throughout her life, Tink was most grateful to become a part of the Saint Luke’s Church community in 2019.
Tink is survived by her husband, Jeff; her daughter, Missy Steffens and Missy’s husband, Drew, of Raleigh, North Carolina; her son, Mark, of Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico; her daughter, Page Berger, and Page’s husband, Stephen, of Darien; and seven grandchildren: Haley, Sarah Page, Claire, Jack; Finnegan, Emma June, and Louisa. Tink is also survived by her sister, Maureen, of Pompano Beach, Florida; and her brother, Andy, and Andy’s wife, Kelly, of Leawood, Kansas.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m., June 4, 2022 at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church.
Tink and her family were incredibly grateful for the humane and tender care she received throughout her cancer journey. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Bennett Cancer Center at Stamford Hospital, Jupiter Medical Center Foundation or Trustbridge Hospice Foundation.
— an obituary from Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center, where online condolences may be left