John M. Gregory 1922-2015

GREGORY, MATHIAS, OBRIEN, COMMERFORD

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 6/2/2016 at 21:24:36

John M. Gregory, 92, of Dubuque, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015, at Stonehill Care Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with Msgr. Thomas E. Toale officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church. Hoffmann-Schneider Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1640 Main St., is assisting the family.

John was born October 2, 1922, in Dubuque, son of Leo and Mary (Mathias) Gregory. He married Patricia O'Brien, October 14, 1959, in Dubuque. She preceded him in death on Sept. 6, 1983.

He attended the former Sacred Heart grade school, graduated from Loras Academy in 1940, and Bayless Business College, all in Dubuque.

John was a Tech Sargent for 3½ years in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After returning from the service, he was an insurance agent at Coates Insurance Agency, and Spensley, Gallogly and Brown Insurance, retiring February 28, 1988.

He was a longtime member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where he served as an usher for 25 years; and he was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan.

Surviving is a daughter, Marilisa (Tim) Commerford, of Plymouth, MN; two step-grandchildren, Rachel (John) Madden and Daniel (Rachel) Commerford; and two sisters, Lois O'Brien and Donna O'Brien, both of Dubuque.

He also was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son, Michael Seton Gregory, March 26, 1964.

Memorials may be made to Divine Word Seminary in John's memory.

A special thank-you to Dr. Honorio Caceres and the nursing staff at Mercy Medical Center and Stonehill Care Center.

Online condolences may be made for the family at www.hskfh.com.

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Tuesday, May 26, 2015