July 28, 1959 – July 16, 2018
Molly O’Hare Edgar, age 58, died peacefully at home on July 16, after a brave and grace-filled five-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
The third of seven children, Molly grew up mostly in Sunnyvale, where she attended Peterson High School from 1973-1977. She then studied Business at San Jose State University, where she met her future husband, Donald (Don) Edgar. She worked in Silicon Valley while she and Don established themselves in Morgan Hill, where they lived for their 36 years of marriage. They have two sons, Matthew and Joseph.
Molly was very active in Morgan Hill public schools, first as a parent volunteer and then in the office at Martin Murphy Middle School and as secretary to the principal at Sobrato High School, where she was much loved and appreciated. She was also very dedicated to her disabled younger brother, Brendan.
She was a member of St. Catherine’s Church and offered her beautiful voice in the choir. Her faith gave her great comfort at the end of her life.
Molly was preceded in death by her mother Emily Francis O’Hare (1932-1970) and father Eugene O’Hare (1931-2017).
She is survived by her beloved husband Don, sons Matt (Kaya) and Joey, granddaughter Arya (mother Felicia Ortiz), stepmother Carol O’Hare, siblings Kathleen Hallam (Jim), John O’Hare (Sharon), Brendan O’Hare, Eileen Skinner (Johnnie), Martin O’Hare (Cindy VanSickle), Tim O’Hare (Amy Tennant), and stepbrother Chandako Bhikkhu, as well as numerous other family members.
Molly was widely and much loved and will be dearly missed.
Gifts in Molly’s memory may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, St Catherine’s Church Memorial Building Fund, or Elwyn California.
A memorial service will be held on August 9, 2018, 11:00am at St Catherine’s Church, Morgan Hill, with a reception following at the Morgan Hill Cellars.
