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IN LOVING MEMORY OF John Leroy Gilmore
John Leroy
Gilmore
May 4, 1931 — Mar 17, 2018
John Leroy Gilmore's Obituary
John Leroy Gilmore, 86, of Finleyville, died Saturday, March 17, 2018 in the Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers, Florida. He was born May 4, 1931 in West Elizabeth, the son of John R. and Mabel Elaine Weigle Gilmore.
John was a 1949 graduate of Clairton High School and a veteran in the US Army having served during the Korean War. After thirty years of employment, he retired from US Steel Clairton Works. John was the ultimate handyman and could fix anything. He enjoyed woodworking and painting at home. A member of St. Damien of Molokai Parish (formerly Transfiguration), he volunteered at the church for its donut sales, fish fries, flea markets and made sure that the lights were on for summer festivals in Chess Park. John also volunteered his time with the auxiliary at Monongahela Valley Hospital for many years running the elevators and working in the gift shop.
He is survived by his wife, Anna Jeanne DeHosse Gilmore with whom he celebrated sixty three years of marriage on January 15, 2018; two daughters, Barbara Ann Gilmore Garfold and husband Paul F. Garfold of Bonita Springs, Florida, Donna Jeanne Gilmore of Bonita Springs, Florida, son, John Alphonse Gilmore and wife Nancy Yachem Gilmore of Oakdale; four grandchildren, Lindsey Dale Kerekanich, Evan John Kerekanich, Abby Nichole Gilmore, Nicholas John Gilmore; sister, Norma Lou Frazee of Friendsville, Maryland.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Betty J. Gilmore Guard who died on March 17, 2008.
Friends are invited to attend a mass of Christian burial on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM in St. Damien of Molokai Church with the Rev. William Terza, pastor as celebrant. Inurnment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Auxiliary Mon-Vale Health Resources, Inc., 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela, PA 15063.
John was a 1949 graduate of Clairton High School and a veteran in the US Army having served during the Korean War. After thirty years of employment, he retired from US Steel Clairton Works. John was the ultimate handyman and could fix anything. He enjoyed woodworking and painting at home. A member of St. Damien of Molokai Parish (formerly Transfiguration), he volunteered at the church for its donut sales, fish fries, flea markets and made sure that the lights were on for summer festivals in Chess Park. John also volunteered his time with the auxiliary at Monongahela Valley Hospital for many years running the elevators and working in the gift shop.
He is survived by his wife, Anna Jeanne DeHosse Gilmore with whom he celebrated sixty three years of marriage on January 15, 2018; two daughters, Barbara Ann Gilmore Garfold and husband Paul F. Garfold of Bonita Springs, Florida, Donna Jeanne Gilmore of Bonita Springs, Florida, son, John Alphonse Gilmore and wife Nancy Yachem Gilmore of Oakdale; four grandchildren, Lindsey Dale Kerekanich, Evan John Kerekanich, Abby Nichole Gilmore, Nicholas John Gilmore; sister, Norma Lou Frazee of Friendsville, Maryland.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Betty J. Gilmore Guard who died on March 17, 2008.
Friends are invited to attend a mass of Christian burial on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM in St. Damien of Molokai Church with the Rev. William Terza, pastor as celebrant. Inurnment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Auxiliary Mon-Vale Health Resources, Inc., 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela, PA 15063.
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Mass of Christian Burial
May
19
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St. Damien of Molokai Parish
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