Obituary: Mary Margaret O’Gara
October 18, 1953 – November 18, 2023
Mary Margaret “MM” O’Gara was the sixth of eight children of Gerald and Elizabeth (Berrong) O’Gara. She grew up in Monrovia, California and settled in Carbondale with her husband Steve Standiford in 1984. The couple enjoyed hiking, camping and traveling, along with their daughter Shannon, who was born in 1990.
Like her mother, MM became a registered nurse. She spent 40 years caring for patients at Valley View Hospital and Aspen Valley Hospital.
In 1993, the couple launched Steve’s Guitars, a music performance space in Carbondale.
Called a “feisty Irish fighter” by Steve, MM lived with metastatic breast cancer for nearly 10 years.
The community is invited to MM’s Celebration of Life:
Saturday, June 22, 1-3 pm
Sopris Park, Carbondale
MM is survived by husband, Steve; daughter, Shannon; siblings Sarah Ann, Patrick (Shirley), Hugh, Dan (Jan), Kevin, John (Diana) and Brian (Emma Jean).
To donate in MM’s memory contact: Epic Experience Beyond Cancer (coloradogives.org/story/Maryogara) or Pathfinders (pathfindersforyou.org/support-us).
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