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Mary Eleanor Knight Gilroy
25 Feb 1923 – 1 Jun 2022
| Birth | 25 Feb 1923 |
| Death | 1 Jun 2022 |
| Cemetery | Sunset Memorial Gardens Des Moines , Polk County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Jean on 05 Jun 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240348432 |
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Mary E. Gilroy of Des Moines, Iowa Mary Eleanor Gilroy, age 99, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 25, 1923, in Eldon, Iowa, to Charles and Emma (Gieg) Knight. Mary graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1941. Mary worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as supervisor in Ottumwa and later in Des Moines. She also worked for the school board in Amos & Willard Elementary. Mary later began working for Iowa Lutheran Hospital as a dietary aide and retired in 1985. Mary was a member of Simpson United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Ladies Auxiliary #738. In her free time, she enjoyed cooking and knitting for friends and family. Mary loved working concession stands during the fair, parking cars, and square dancing. She brought joy and light to so many and will be sorely missed. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, beloved husband William Gilroy, daughter Linda Kay Gilroy, five siblings, son-in-law Cleo, grandson Brian, and great-grandson Stephon. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2022, with funeral service following at 11:00 a.m., at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Burial will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.
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