Hai Thi Cao

LiveStreaming of Visitation: Friday, October 15, 2021 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM

LiveStreaming of Visitation: Friday, October 15, 2021 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

LiveStreaming of Visitation/Service: Saturday, October 16, 2021 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Ba Cao Thi Hai, peacefully passed away at 8:30AM on Monday, October 11, 2021 at UC West Chester Hospital. Born to Ong Cao Van Dao and Ba Nguyen Thi Cong on February 15,1937 in Di An Vietnam.

Buddah name: Than Tuong

Ba Cao Thi Hai was an extremely strong, independent, loving, and brave woman. She sought refuge in America in 1984 from the Vietnam War. She was amongst the first Vietnamese peoples with con lai to immigrate to Cincinnati, OH. She arrived with little money, no English language background, no family nor friends with her youngest daughter Hong Tran. She endured the saddest and scariest times but was a survivor. She knew that she had to do everything in her power to provide for her daughter and kids/family back home in Vietnam.

She secured a career with Regency Hyatt Hotels where she worked tirelessly to provide for her family and build a life in America. During these years, there were more and more Vietnamese immigrants who fled to safety and opportunity in America. Despite her busy schedule when she received news that new Vietnamese immigrants were arriving in Cincinnati, she would meet them at the airport and bring them a welcome kit filled with things from back home such as bags of rice grain, nuoc mam, etc. and provided them with transportation.

Many of these immigrants would arrive anxious with no family to greet them, but she welcomed them with open arms and provided a safe haven. There were also young bachelor men in their 20s that served in the Vietnam War that sought refuge in Cincinnati with no family of their own. She provided them security, guidance and mothered them. They became her children. Ba Cao Thi Hai was known to be of the Buddhism faith; however the community of Buddhists was small at that time so for a number of years she was heavily involved with volunteering for the Vietnamese Catholic Community.

In Cincinnati, OH there are dozens of people that call Ba Cao Thi Hai their mother, their aunt, and their grandmother. She was that to all. If you were ever in need you knew that you could depend on her. What she enjoyed most was being surrounded by her family, friends and her many kids, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren both biological and non-biological. She could throw back beers with the best of them and drink anybody younger than her under the table. Her weekends were filled with laughter, cooking, and drinking and that is what made her the happiest. She was making best eggrolls ever.

The Vietnamese Community in Cincinnati grew over the years so did the population of Vietnamese Buddhist and temples. During her later years in life she was very involved in the Buddhist Community in Cincinnati, OH. She was a woman of the highest character.

Ba Hai Cao is survived by:

Daughters: Lien Bui, Tuyet Bui (Vietnam), Hong Tran

Son: Khanh Bui and wife Cuc Huynh

Sisters: Chuoi Thi Cao, Quy Thi Tran, Huong Tran

Niece: Lisa Tran

Adopted Children: Son Nguyen and wife Tam Nguyen, Chut Nguyen, Lanh Pham

Grandchildren: Hoang Bui and husband Linh Nguyen, Khanh Bui, Loan Tran, Angela Nguyen, Hoa Nguyen and wife Trang Bui, Phuong Nguyen and husband Hieu Truong, Linh Nguyen and husband Tuan Trinh, Kien Nguyen and wife Trang Dinh, Trang Nguyen, Van Nguyen, Phong Nguyen and wife Thuy Duong, Andrew Tran, Phillip Tran, Michelle Tran, and Kelvin Nguyen.

Great-grandchildren: Long Nguyen, Tam Nguyen, Tran Nguyen, Huy Truong, Yen Truong, Tai Trinh, Emily Trinh, Bao Nguyen, Kimberly Nguyen, Han Le, Phuoc Nguyen, Lindsey Nguyen and Katelyn Nguyen.

Visitation will be held on Friday, October 15th from 12:00noon-1:00pm and from 5:00pm to 9:00pm all at Mueller Funeral Home, 6791 Tylersville Road, Mason, OH 45040.

A visitation and service will also take place on Saturday, October 16th from 830am-10:00am at Mueller Funeral Home. We will leave at 10:00am sharp to process to Baxter Crematory, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Please come pay your respects as you wish, however, Ba Hai Cao’s wishes were for all to hold off any flowers or donations. Thank you.

Mueller Funeral Home is honored to serve the Cao Family.