Member of the National Board for The Compassionate Friends Inc.
BEVERLY — Jean O’Hare, of Beverly, Mass, formerly North Reading, passed away on February 16, 2023 at the age of 95.
She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. O’Hare and the mother of Deirdre O’Hare and her late husband Richard C. Hardy of Needham; Thomas P. O’Hare Sr. and his wife Elaine of Lynn; John P. O’Hare and his partner Jeanne Pellegrini of Petaluma Calif.; and the late Jean B. O’Hare. She was the devoted grandmother of Tara, Meghan, Caitlin, Devlyn, Thomas Jr., Emily, and Matthew, and great-grandmother of Sutton and Rowan. Jean was the sister of the late Catherine McDonough and Barbara Cook.
Family and friends are cordially invited to visiting hours at the Cota Funeral Home, 335 Park St., North Reading (corner of Park Street and Rte. 28 at the Reading Line) on Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Following the visitation, a funeral service will be celebrated in the funeral home at 12 noon. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery, North Reading.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jean’s memory to The Compassionate Friends online at www.tcfnorth-boston.org. Jean was a member of the National Board for The Compassionate Friends Inc. and founded the Boston North Shore Chapter along with her late husband Tom.
