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Barbara O'Hara, 78, Enjoyed Golf

Barbara O'Hara (nee Steets), 78, of Avon Lake, formerly of the West Side of Cleveland, passed away, Thursday, October 11, 2001, at St. John West Shore Hospital, following a 9 month pulmonary illness.

Mrs. O'Hara was born march 24, 1923 in Avella, PA and came to Cleveland as a child. She has lived in Avon Lake since 1955.

Mrs. O'Hara worked for General Motors in the Tank Plant, Brook Park and Fischer Body, Elyria in the office and retired in 1975. She enjoyed golf and was a member of a women's golf league at Hilliard Lake Golf Course. She also enjoyed bowling, crafts, sewing and was an avid reader.

She is survived by her husband Wilbert C. O'Hara, Jr., whom she married June 2, 1945. Other survivors include her children, Linda J. (Bruce) Collins of Elgin, Ill, Michael C. (Cynthia) O'Hara of Avon and Pamela R. (Anthony) Janicek of Avon Lake, 9 grandchildren, brother George Steets of Leigh High Acres, FL, and sisters Irene Olee of Lakewood and Kathryn Amstutz of Strongsville. She is preceded in death by her parents, Stephen and Juila (nee Rizsak) Streets, a sister, Dorthy Thomas and a brother Frank Steets.

Friends may call at the Busch-Burmeister Family Chapel, 163 Avon Beldon Road, Avon Lake, on Friday, October 12, 2001 from 3:00-5:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the Funeral Home, Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memory Gardens.

Memorials may be forwarded to the American Lunch Association, 1621 Euclid Ave., Suite 930, Cleveland, OH 44115.

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