Orbra Pauline (Hyland) O’Brien, 100, of Beaumont, passed away May 27, 2014.
She was born March 8, 1914, in Des Moines, Iowa, to the late Esther Frieda (Trautz) and Louis Patrick Hyland.
She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Maureen (O’Brien) Gorsich and her husband, Gary Andrew Gorsich; two grandsons, David Michael Gorsich and his wife, Tiana and Kenneth Edward Gorsich; two great-grandsons, Christopher Patrick and Alexander Michael Gorsich; and a host of nieces and nephews in the East Saint Louis Illinois area.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Edward O’Brien; her brothers, Ray Hyland, Louis Patrick Hyland, and Jack Hyland; a sister, Henrietta (Hyland) Keeney; and two sons, David Michael O’Brien and Timothy Patrick O’Brien.
A Rosary for Mrs. O’Brien will be recited at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 30, 2014, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, 6825 Gladys Avenue, Beaumont, with her interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.
