Verna A. O'Leary

Verna A. O'Leary, 99, of Grants Pass and formerly of La Grande, died March 26 at Wach Foster Care Home in Grants Pass.

A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at Chapel of the Valley - LB Hall Funeral Home.

A funeral Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne's Catholic Church with the Rev. William Holtzinger officiating.

Verna was born July 19, 1910, in Pleasant Ridge, S.D. Her family moved to Oregon in 1918. She graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene with a bachelor of arts degree in business.

She and her husband, Robert E. O'Leary Sr., operated an appliance and electrical business with her parents for many years in La Grande. Her husband died in 1963.

In 1979, she moved to Grants Pass to be close to her sons and families. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. She was an avid gardener, canning and freezing much of her home-grown produce. She also enjoyed reading, walking, working crossword puzzles and picture puzzles and playing cards and games. She loved being with her family.

She is survived by two sons, Robert O'Leary of Lincoln City and John O'Leary of Hugo; a daughter, Patty Higginbotham of Grants Pass; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice or Wach Foster Care Home, 1602 SW Heather Drive, Grants Pass 97526.

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