Hometown: Lost Nation, Iowa February 04, 1923 - August 24, 2015

Madonna C. Gilroy, 92, of Lost Nation passed away on August 24, 2015 at her home. Her funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation where a visitation will be held from 9:30-10:30 a.m. A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation where a rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m.. Burial will be held in the 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 February 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 November 25, 1948 she was united in marriage to Robert Peter Gilroy at St. John's Catholic Church in Andrew. She helped her husband on their farm and was a very hard worker all of her life. She had taught in a one room school house 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, 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 attending 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 of Villa Park, Ill, Robert F. "Rob" Gilroy of Lost Nation and his children Wes Gilroy and Ramon (Heather) Gilroy and their children Maddie, Sophie, and Emmett, Mary Gilroy Larson of Davenport and her children Eddie and Joe Herrera and James "Gil" Larson, Patrick (Teresa) Gilroy of 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 of Central City and his son Reece, Margaret Gilroy of Maquoketa, a grandson Tim Otten, a sister Joyce Mitchell of Maquoketa and a brother Benjamin Bauer of 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.