Michael Ward O’Grady

Michael Ward O’Grady, 87, last of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2024. Graveside services will be held at Oliver Cemetery in Ellston, Iowa on December 12. 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

Mike was born November 7, 1937 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was raised and attended school in Ellston, Iowa before joining the U.S. Army Reserve. He established several small businesses over his lifetime while living in southwest Iowa, Phoenix, Kansas City, and southwest Missouri. He was twice married (Judith Ann (Feeback) O’Grady and Shirley Mallory) and had seven children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Freida O’Grady(Delp), a brother James George O’Grady, and a daughter Alexandrina Mashelle Brooke O’Grady. Survivors include his brother Steve O’Grady and his wife Rhonda of Iowa, Keven and Gayle O’Grady of Prairie Village, Kansas (son and wife), Bryan and Nancy O’Grady of Park City, Kansas (son and wife), Cindi and Troy Tedder of Olathe, Kansas (daughter and husband), Robyne O’Grady of Eudora, Kansas (daughter), Tyler and Jenny O’Grady of Trinity, Florida (son and wife), Trevor O’Grady of Johnson County, Kansas (son), and grandchildren Cailan O’Grady, Sean O’Grady, Derek O’Grady, Taylour Tedder, Austin Tedder, Samantha Savage, Haleigh Gerstmann, Joshua Pippert, Zachary Pippert, Harrison O’Grady, Sabrina O’Grady, and many great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family, and friends.