Smith, Mary Madonna Gilloon

SMITH, GILLOON, FITZGERALD, SCHUMACHER, GOLINVAUX, KRUSE, MARLOWE, PARKER

Posted By: Ruth Maring - VOLUNTEER
Date: 7/1/2009 at 14:40:10

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CLINTON — Mary Madonna Gilloon Smith, beloved mother and grandmother, ended her earthly days quietly and peacefully, on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009, at The Alverno, Clinton, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home on Friday, June 26, 2009. The rosary will be prayed with the Clinton Franciscans at 3:30 p.m. prior to the visitation, which begins at 4:00 p.m. and continues until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 a.m, Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Clinton. The Rev. Anthony J. Herold will preside. Respects may be paid prior to the beginning of Mass at the church from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Burial will be at St. Irenaeus Cemetery. Mary's sons will carry her to her final resting place. Mary Madonna was born in Dyersville, Iowa, on May 9, 1923, to Dr. Thomas J. and Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Gilloon. She graduated from St. Francis Xavier High School, Dyersville, Iowa, in 1941; from St. Joseph's Mercy School of Nursing in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1944, and from Loras College, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1946. During her time in Dubuque, she was an instructor at the School of Nursing. Mary and Thomas D. Smith were united in marriage at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, Iowa, on October 2, 1948. Together they raised their family in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Iowa. In 1976, Mary returned to her profession as a nurse for the Visiting Nurses Association, Clinton. Mary was a member of Prince of Peace Parish for 50 years, of the St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society and she and her husband were Associates of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton. Thomas D. Smith was laid to rest on July 27, 2005. Mary was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Daniel A. Smith; one grandson, Paul Schumacher; her brother, Thomas J. Gilloon, J.D.; a nephew, Thomas J. Gilloon, Jr., J.D.; and her son-in-law, Steven Schumacher. She is survived by her children, M. Patrice Golinvaux, Mark T. Smith (Pamela), David J. Smith (Margaret), M. Terese Schumacher, Stephen J. Smith (Mary), Michael J. Smith, Thomas J.Smith (Lisa), Peter J. Smith (Eileen), M. Anne Kruse (Tim), M. Kathleen Marlowe (Scott), and M. Madonna Smith (Freedom Nicholas Parker). She is also survived by thirty grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, six nieces, two nephews, and eight great-nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Prince of Peace Education Foundation for Financial Need and the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa.Death date: June 23, 2009
Published in the Clinton Herald from 6/25/2009 - 6/27/2009