Wednesday, January 13, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
Obituary
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Jean Isabella o’hara
April 3, 1924 — December 9, 2015
Jean Isabella O’Hara died
peacefully at her daughter’s
home in Madras, December
9, 2015 at the age of 91.
She was born on April 3,
1924, to Charles and Ivadel
Grant in Detroit, Michigan.
After graduating from
high school Jean went to
work for the Michigan
Telephone Co. She met
her husband-to-be, Harold
O’Hara, in 1941 when he
was in the Navy attending
Machinist Mate School in
Detroit. He was shipped out
in March of 1942. When
he returned to the United
States, they were married
on May 19, 1945, in Detroit,
Michigan.
When Harold was dis-
charged in December 1945,
they moved to Southern
California where they had
their two daughters, Cathy
and Karen.
In 1977, Jean and Harold
moved to Sisters to be closer
to their daughters and their
families.
Jean belonged to the
Kiwanis Club and was hon-
ored in September 2007 for
her many “good works” over
the years. She was featured
in Kiwanis International
Magazine as a woman who
“made a difference” to her
community. She was secre-
tary and participated in most
of the club’s fundraising
and service projects. For 16
years Jean was a volunteer
in the SMART program at
Sisters Elementary School.
Jean enjoyed reading,
doing crossword and jigsaw
puzzles, and did all kinds of
craft projects.
Jean and Harold were
married 64 years. They loved
to travel; made it to all 50
states, took several cruises
and spent eight weeks out of
the year at Depoe Bay. After
Harold passed away in 2010,
she continued to travel with
her daughter Karen.
Jean was active with the
senior lunch group, Red
Hats, and the widows’ lunch
group. She will be greatly
missed by her family and
friends.
Jean is survived by
daughters Cathy (husband
Mike) Downing of Madras
and Karen O’Hara of
Culver; four grandchildren,
Brenda (and John) Rushing,
Josh (and Michelle) Bailey,
Alison (and Daniel)
Badgley, and Angela (and
Les) Powell; and five great-
grandchildren, Elizabeth
and Emily Rushing, Austin
Powell, and twins Charlie
and Sammy Bailey.
There will be a celebra-
tion of life for both Harold
and Jean (her wishes) in
Sisters on April 3. The time
and place will be announced
in The Nugget at a later date.
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