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1914
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2023
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Mary O'Hara Obituary
She was born on September 16, 1914, in Yellow Springs, MD to the late Milton and Virgie (Summers) Staley.
She was predeceased by her husband, Major William Elwood O'Hara of the Maryland State Police in 1979.
Marvie was a graduate of Frederick High School. She also attended Hood College.
She was a member of John Wesley United Methodist Church Hagerstown, MD.
Marvie was an avid New York Yankees fan. She loved gardening, baking, cooking for her family, knitting, and reading books. Her special dish was her Manhattan Clam Chowder. She was a trailblazer; she became the first female student band director in her high school in Frederick.
She is survived by 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandson.
Marvie was predeceased by two daughters Mary Ann O'Neil and Patricia Kay Wolfe; two sons William E. O'Hara, Jr. and Michael E. O'Hara; 2 sisters; 1 brother; 2 great grandchildren.
There will be no viewing.
Graveside services will be held at Greenlawn Memorial Park Williamsport, MD on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 12:00 (noon) with Kevin Smoot officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to: John Wesley United Methodist Church 129 N. Potomac St. Hagerstown, MD 21740
Online condolences may be made to the family at: www.osbornefuneralhome.net Mary Margaret "Marvie" O'Hara
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Carroll (Jack) Kehne, Jr.
June 13, 2023
Aunt Marvie, you shall be missed. I send my deepest condolences to all my second cousins on the loss of your great-grandmother. She certainly lived a fond and wonderful life to the age of 108. I was so fascinated how she made such a splash in all her early years wearing those beautiful 20s dresses we have seen in the memory books. She set a record for the Staley family and I know her parents, Milton and Virgie Staley, two sisters, Louise Kehne, Ruth Bland, and brother Francis Staley are reunited in heaven today.
She was a fond aunt whom we all loved. I remember staying with her several times as a child, one time visiting her son, Bill O'Hara in Cumberland MD over Christmas while she prepared delicious foods for us. We would stop and see her many times on Trail Ave. Frederick, MD and sometimes again playing with Bill's train layouts. She and her family would visit our home in Yellow Springs for many outdoor picnics and holiday events. We were family.
I especially praise her grand-daughter, Julie Wright for attending her needs and comfort in her final years, along with Mark Wolfe, grandson.
God bless the family of our O'Hara cousins,
Cuz Jack
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