Michael Richard O'Harra

Michael R. O'Harra, age 58 of Colfax, died Thursday, September 19, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax with burial following at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Monday, September 23, 2013, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Michael O'Harra Memorial Fund and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com. The son of Tom O'Harra and Ann Raridon, Mike was born on August 5, 1955 in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1973. He served in the United States Army from 1973 - 1976. On August 15, 1980, he was united in marriage to Lori Eddy in Baxter. Mike was a welder by trade and owned his own shop in Colfax. He was a member of the Skunk River Cruisers and most of his free time he could be found either working on his hot rod or with his granddaughter, Dakota. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Lori of Colfax; his two children, Rebecca O'Harra and Matt O'Harra both of Baxter. ...[more]

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s granddaughter, Dakota; mother, Ann Raridon of Newton and a sister, Cindy (Ted) Owens of Cedar Rapids. Preceding him in death was his father, a granddaughter, Brook and his grandparents, Dick and Jane Seeland.