Johanna Rose O'Hara, 85, of Fords, entered into eternal rest August 8, 2016, at the Summerhill Nursing Home in Old Bridge. She was born in Rahway and has resided in Fords for the past 60 years.
Johanna was a Registered Nurse at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy for 41 years before retiring in 1992.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace RC Church in Fords where she was a Euchristic Minister and a former CCD teacher.
Johanna was predeceased by her husband, Michael J. O'Hara, in 1997 and her son, Thomas, in 2014. She is survived by her four sons: Michael J. Jr. of Woodbridge; James of Carteret; Dennis of Alexandria, VA; and Kevin of Moultonboro, NH. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Patricia, Colleen, Christopher, Thomas and Caitlin; four great grandchildren: Reily Paige, Brody, Logan and Dylan; and her siblings, Margaret Shirley of Edison and John Herega of Orlando, FL.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 9:30 am at the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Avenue, Fords followed by a 10 am Funeral Liturgy at Our Lady of Peace. Entombment will follow in St. James Mausoleum. Visitation is Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 am.