{"id":32702,"date":"2026-06-18T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32702"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:14:05","slug":"mary-flynn-ohara-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32702","title":{"rendered":"Mary Flynn O&#8217;Hara, RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"294\" height=\"440\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thumbnail_2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32703\" srcset=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thumbnail_2.webp 294w, http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thumbnail_2-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mary O&#8217;Hara (nee Flynn) of Williston Park NY passed away peacefully on June13, surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland and raised in the beautiful village of Cloghan, County Offaly, Mary was the beloved child of Jimmy and Mary Flynn who both predeceased her. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beloved wife\u00a0of\u00a0Paul and devoted Mother of Lauren and Jane. Dear sister of Ann Linden (Seamus), Julie Higgins (Kevin), Seamus and Selena Nevin (James). Sister-in-law to Ann and the late William Duffy, the late Elizabeth O&#8217;Hara Regan (Sean), James O&#8217;Hara (Laura), Megan (Robert) Saltman, Daniel O&#8217;Hara (Ellyn), Peter O&#8217;Hara, John O&#8217;Hara (Lori) and Grace LaForce (Richard). Mary was aunt to twenty-four beloved nieces and nephews and grand aunt to twelve nieces and nephews.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 1994, Mary immigrated to the United States, settling initially in The Bronx, and then for the past 23 years in Williston Park in the County Nassau. While she built a vibrant life in America, her Irish heritage always remained close to heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A celebration of Mary&#8217;s life will be held with visitation services on Friday, June 19 from 3 pm to 7 pm at Weigand&#8217;s Funeral Home, Williston Park, NY. Mass of Christian burial to be held at St. Aidan&#8217;s Church, Williston Park, NY on Saturday, June 20th at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations b<\/strong>e made to the charity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goalus.org\/donate\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.goalus.org\/donate\">GOAL USA<\/a> where Paul serves on the board of directors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-32702\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32702&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-32702\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32702&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-32702\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32702&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32702\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary O&#8217;Hara (nee Flynn) of Williston Park NY passed away peacefully on June13, surrounded by the love of her family. 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