Janet Mary O'Hare

JANET MARY O'HARE

Cedar Rapids

Janet Mary O'Hare, 81, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her husband, William (Bill); children, Tammy (Mike) Kuhn, Lori (Joe) Luna, Colleen O'Hare and Daniel O'Hare; daughter-in-law, Jaye Albaugh; grandchildren, Jeremiah, Robert, Kody, Kasandra, Kiara, Jose, Melisa, Zach, Lexus, Tyler, Liam and Elijah; great-grandchildren, Mason, Conner, Kinsey, Gabrielle, Sophia, Rhonin, Jazmyn, Ethan, Payton, Will and Aaliyah; sister, Wilma Nelson; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Janet was born March 3, 1941, in Caledonia, Minn., the daughter of Raymond and Rhoda (Omoth) Link. On Dec. 5, 1959, she married William O'Hare in Caledonia. Janet worked as a caregiver at Meth-Wick for a few years, but her favorite job was being a wife, mom and grandma.

Janet loved spending time with her family, challenging them with technology and being a fierce gamer against her grandchildren. She and Bill enjoyed spending time on the four seasons patio with her flowers and listening to music, especially classic country and 40s and 50s. They would also take drives along the river and watch the water in Ellis Harbor. Janet also liked to do crafts and was a bowler in her younger days.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Gregory O'Hare; siblings, Beverly Link, Robert (Mary Lovett) (Dolores Seekins) Link, Virginia May Link, Luverne (Shirley Wiese) Link, Shirley (Donald) Schwartzhoff and Betty (Virgil) Winjum; and brother-in-law, Donald Nelson.

Special thank-you to her nephew, Larry Schwartzhoff for helping out in times of need.

Please share your love and memories with Janet's family on her Tribute Wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.