A funeral mass for Philip Robert O'Leary, 85, of Mt. Airy, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 14, at St. Mark Catholic Church with Fr. Jose Luis Hernandez-Ayala officiating. Interment will follow the service in Hillside Gardens Cemetery with military honors by the Grant Reeves Honor Guard.
Mr. O'Leary passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Born May 30, 1936, in New York, New York, Phil was the son of the late Philip and Theresa Connor O'Leary. In addition to his parents, Phil is preceded in death by his wife, Anna Kelly O'Leary; son, Brian O'Leary; and daughter, Laura O'Leary Ryan.
He was a United States Army veteran having served during the Korean War and he was retired from Western Union with over 30 years of loyal service. Phil had the heart of a true servant. Whether he was serving fellow parish members at his beloved church or serving his community through Meals on Wheels, he had a simple goal every single day to do something nice for someone else. Phil was a parishioner of St. Mark Catholic Church where he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Phil is survived by sons and their spouses, Richard and Jaclyn O'Leary of Mt. Airy and Philip and Judy O'Leary of Clarkesville; daughter, Sheila O'Leary of Coram, New York; son-in-law, Tom Ryan of Orlando, Florida; and grandchildren, Daniel Ryan, Thomas Ryan, Megan Paul (David), Sara O'Leary, Erin O'Leary and Lindsay Rhodes (Steven).
An online guest book is available for the family by visiting hillsidememorialchapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville.