Kathryn Mary O'Hara

1923 - 2013

Kathryn Mary (McNicholas) O'Hara returned to her eternal home on Sunday, December 15, 2013. The daughter of James McNicholas and Mary (Casey) McNicholas, she was born on August 17, 1923 in Youngstown, OH. She was a graduate of St. Ann's School and Ursuline High School, both in Youngstown. During World War II and for many years beyond she worked in the offices of GF Manufacturing in Youngstown. She was married to Robert J. "Red" O'Hara (a fireman for the Youngstown Fire Department) from 1955 until his death in 1983. Their daughter Maureen was born in 1958 and died of childhood leukemia in 1968. She leaves behind her son Robert, his wife Rosanne, grandson John, and granddaughters Kathleen and Elizabeth all of Simsbury, CT. She is also survived by two sisters in Youngstown, Florence O'Connor and her husband Thomas and Marion Kosinski, and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, daughter and parents, she was predeceased by a brother James, brother-in-law Stanley Kosinski, sisters-in-law, Sally McNicholas, Loretta Hess and Dorothy Thornton. Kathryn was a devoted Catholic who attended daily mass for most of her adult life. She belonged to St. Ann's Parish for 37 years, St Edward's Parish in Youngstown for more than 50 years and since 2010 to St. Catherine of Siena, West Simsbury, CT. She was a member of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers, Seton III and the St. Elizabeth Health Center Auxiliary, where she volunteered for 33 years in the gift shop and knitted blankets for newborns for an additional ten years. Kathryn moved to Simsbury, Connecticut in 2010 to be closer to her son and his family. She lived at the Virginia Connelly Residence in Simsbury, CT and made many wonderful friends there. The family would like to thank her compassionate caregivers at Virginia Connelly and McLean Health Center in Simsbury, CT and St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 19th, at St. Edward's Church, 240 Tod Lane, Youngstown at 11:00 a.m. preceded by a calling hour at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kathryn's name may be made to St. Edward's Church, 240 Tod Lane, Youngstown, OH 44504 or to St. Elizabeth's Health Center, 1044 Belmont Ave, Youngstown, OH 44504. Please visit Kathryn's "Book of Memories" at www.vincentfuneralhome.com for online condolences.