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John Joseph McGrory, 03 Apr 1923 - 25 Feb 2017

MCGRORY, GERRINGER, CONLEY, BLENCO, OWENS, HESS, DOTY

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/17/2017 at 14:35:38

Funeral mass for John J. McGrory, 93, Port Orange, Fla., will be held at at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at St. Paul's Basilica, Daytona Beach, Fla. He died Feb. 25, 2017.

Burial with military honors will follow at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Mims, Fla. Baldwin Brothers Funeral and Cremation Society, Port Orange, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials made to The Volusia County Council on Aging (Meals on Wheels).

John Joseph McGrory was born April 3, 1923, in Brooklyn, the son of John and Ameila [Gerringer] McGrory. He graduated from St. John's High School in Victor, and from St. Ambrose College, Davenport, with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was an officer on the USS LST 981.

He married Mary Helen Conley in Victor on Aug. 29, 1946, and they were blessed with four children. He farmed for a time with his father in Hartwick, before entering banking in 1966 at the Victor State Bank. In 1972 they moved to Daytona Beach where he was employed at the Daytona Furniture Showroom until his retirement in 1984.

During his retirement he volunteered at St. Paul's Basilica and delivered for the COA Meals on Wheels program. He enjoyed playing golf at the Daytona Country Club and occasionally substituted for Mary's bridge club. He was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus and the Elks Lodge #1141.

McGrory is survived by his beloved wife of 70 years, Mary, and children, Thomas (Ellen), Mary Kay Blenco (Dave) and Sarah Owens (Mike). He is also survived by Robert Hess and his wife Kathy and grandchildren Drew Hess (Xan), Blake Hess (Holly), Bryce McGrory (Jaimie), Chase McGrory (Lauren), Merideth Doty, Chris Owens, Paige Owens and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. William McGrory, and his oldest daughter, Barbara Hess.

Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 08 Mar 2017 pg 5
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