Catherine O’Hara‘s brother, Michael P. O’Hara, is sharing a meaningful dream encounter with the late actress that occurred shortly before her death. He also opened up about her sudden passing, reflecting on Catherine’s final days.. Catherine died on January 30, 2026, at 71 years old, leaving behind her husband, Bo Welch, and their two sons, Matthew and Luke.. Catherine O’Hara Visited Michael In A Dream. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. In his podcast “Tip O The Iceberg,” Michael O’Hara opened up about the recent passing of his sister, Catherine. The podcast explores the “value of dreams,” and in season 3, episode 1, titled “Dreams of Our Loved Ones,” the writer and producer shared some dream encounters she had with her sister.. Michael shared that he recently had an unexpected and “very, very sad” death in his family, adding that he dreamed about Catherine a few days before her death. “I always cherish the times I can meet with a loved one in the dream state.”. In his dream, Michael was hugging her sister. Looking back, he said it was as if Catherine was bidding farewell. “I was hugging her, which was really beautiful. And I guess it was sort of a goodbye,” Michael noted.. The Actress ‘Wasn’t Talking Much’ Before Her Death. BT/ADM/Capital Pictures / MEGA. Michael also shared that Catherine “wasn’t talking much” before she passed, explaining that he didn’t live close to the actress, who resided in Los Angeles. It seemed the two kept in touch via phone calls, but shortly before her death, Michael said Catherine “didn’t really want to talk on the phone.”. On the morning of January 30, emergency responders received a call from Catherine’s home for a medical emergency. The actress was in “serious condition” when she was transported to the hospital, where she later died.. Her agency confirmed her passing, revealing that Catherine battled a “brief illness” before her death. Her cause of death was later reported as pulmonary embolism, with the underlying cause listed as rectal cancer, as reported by The Blast.. Michael O’Hara Also Had A Dream About His Sister After Her Death. Gregg DeGuire/Image Press Agency/MEGA. Michael shared that he had another dream visit from Catherine after her death. In it, he was visiting her in a new house in the middle of renovations, as the actress was choosing furnishings. “She said, ‘You can sleep here anytime, Michael. You can come over and stay anytime,” Michael recalled his sister saying.. The dream was reminiscent of something that happened in real life. Back when the actress was on the sketch comedy show “Second City Television,” Michael, who was apprenticing near his sister’s place, would spend some nights in Catherine’s spare bedroom. “Yeah, pretty cool. But yeah, it was beautiful. She was just so happy and very busy in the other world that she’s now in, but yeah, it’s beautiful,” Michael said of his dream.. At the end of the episode, Mich
