Mrs. O’Bar, 85, passed away on August 30, 2021. She was born on March 27, 1936 in New York, daughter of the late Patrick and Catherine Byrne O’Reilly, and was the beloved wife of her late husband of 51 years, Dr. Paul R. O’Bar.
Peg was a graduate of the Bellevue School of Nursing and worked as an R.N. at the prestigious Bellevue Hospital in NYC, where she met her future husband. In 1970, the family moved to Charlotte where she began a long tradition of volunteering. She was a kind soul who was always there when you needed her. In her later years she enjoyed volunteering at the St. Gabriel gift shop, watching English mysteries on PBS and tending to her late husband's beloved “rhododendrums”.
In addition to her parents and husband, Peg was preceded in death by her brother, Edmund O’Reilly. She is survived by her children, Paul, Julie (Baity), and Laura; grandchildren, Sean and Emma Baity; a special niece; nephew; and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on Friday, September 24, 2021 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 3016 Providence Rd., Charlotte. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends one half hour prior to the Mass.
Memorial contributions can be made to The American Red Cross; your local PBS station; or your favorite charity.
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