Edward M. O’Haire, Jr. “Eddie O’”, age 85, of Flat Rock, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, January 06, 2023, at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. Born in Detroit, Michigan on June 25, 1937, he was the son of the late Edward M. O’Haire, Sr. and Nora Duffy O’Haire.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Arthur O’Haire.
Eddie O’ was a proud Irishman who always had a twinkle in his eye. He was a kind and gentle soul with the gift of befriending all. There was never a stranger to Eddie O’. He was loved by so many and will be missed.
Ed is survived by his wife, Susan O’Haire; two daughters, Katherine O’Haire and her husband, Blair Weaver, and Suzanne O’Haire; one son, Edward M. O’Haire III; one grandson, Louis Weaver; one granddaughter, Alyse Weaver; and two great grandchildren. He is also survived by four sisters, Mary Frances Ochab and her husband, Joseph, Nora Martin, Doris McCarville and Theresa Rock and her husband, Ronald; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Ed’s life will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 538 Tracy Grove Road in Hendersonville with Deacon Mark D. Nash officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home.
Those wishing to make memorial donations in Mr. O’Haire’s memory are asked to consider, Four Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care’s Elizabeth House, 581 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731 or by visiting www.fourseasonscare.org.