Madonna Gilroy

Madonna C. Gilroy, 92, of Lost Nation, passed away Aug. 24, 2015, at her home.
Her funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Aug. 28, 2015, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation, where a visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. A visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at the church, where a rosary will be 6:30 p.m. Burial will be held in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Lost Nation. Lahey Funeral and Cremation Service of Lost Nation is assisting the family with their arrangements.
Madonna Carmella Bauer was born on Feb. 4, 1923, to Clarence and Rynilda (Reistroffer) Bauer at their home in rural Spragueville, Iowa. She attended the University of Dubuque and got her teaching degree after completing the Normal Teaching Training. On Nov. 25, 1948, she was united in marriage to Robert Peter Gilroy at St. John’s Catholic Church in Andrew, Iowa. She helped her husband on their farm and was a very hard worker all of her life.
She had taught in a one-room schoolhouse for three years, was the price clerk for the Office of Price Administration for Clinton County, was a secretary for Interstate Power Company in Clinton and also worked for the Lost Nation Press. Madonna was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation, the Altar and Rosary Society, Lost Nation Booster Club and American Legion Auxiliary of Lost Nation. She was on the board of the Lost Nation Food Pantry and was a member for 65 years of the Catholic Ladies Club. She was an associate of Sisters of Humility. She enjoyed sewing and tending to her large garden. She liked to walk around the whole town of Lost Nation and was a great caretaker of her family, especially her daughter, Margaret, whom she shared a special bond with. She was a devoted Catholic. Her strong faith was very important to her. She attended retreats and was greatly influenced by Sister Kathleen Henneberry.
Those left to cherish her memories are her six children, Kathleen Gilroy, Villa Park, Ill.; Robert F. “Rob” Gilroy, Lost Nation, and his children, Wes Gilroy and Ramon (Heather) Gilroy, and their children Maddie, Sophie and Emmett; Mary Gilroy Larson, Davenport, and her children, Eddie and Joe Herrera, and James “Gil” Larson; Patrick (Teresa) Gilroy, Princeville, Ill., and their children, Lyndsay (Jon) Blank, and their children Benjamin, Madelyn and Joseph, Rose Gilroy, Patrick (Cara) Gilroy, and their daughter, Cayleigh, Molly, Peter and Bridget Gilroy; Frank Gilroy, Central City, Iowa, and his son, Reece; Margaret Gilroy, Maquoketa, Iowa; a grandson, Tim Otten; a sister, Joyce Mitchell, Maquoketa; and a brother, Benjamin Bauer, Des Moines.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother, Merlyn; a son, Joe; and a granddaughter, Caitlin.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in her honor to Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Lost Nation, Developing Alternative Choices (DAC) of Maquoketa and Hospice of Jackson County.

Source:http://qctimes.com/news/local/obituaries/madonna-gilroy/article_1001d7ae-4291-59ae-9aa5-daf29200967d.html