He was a construction worker, a member of the Laborers Union and Bartenders Union. He was a veteran of WW II and was awarded the Silver Star. He was a member of the Veterans of Foriegn Wars Post 7190.
Surviving are his wife, the former Irene Kennedy, twin brother Charles Gillooly, brothers Bill, Gene, Jim and Robert Gillooly, all of Murphysboro, and sisters, Mrs. Katherine Koenig and Mrs. Marie Volner of Murphysboro, Mrs. Thelma Huppert and Mrs. Mary King of Carbondale.
He was a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church.
Funeral services were held Thursday at Meyer Denny Funeral Home with Rev. Fr. J.J. Taggart officiating. Burial was in St. Andrews Cemetery.
He was a construction worker, a member of the Laborers Union and Bartenders Union. He was a veteran of WW II and was awarded the Silver Star. He was a member of the Veterans of Foriegn Wars Post 7190.
Surviving are his wife, the former Irene Kennedy, twin brother Charles Gillooly, brothers Bill, Gene, Jim and Robert Gillooly, all of Murphysboro, and sisters, Mrs. Katherine Koenig and Mrs. Marie Volner of Murphysboro, Mrs. Thelma Huppert and Mrs. Mary King of Carbondale.
He was a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church.
Funeral services were held Thursday at Meyer Denny Funeral Home with Rev. Fr. J.J. Taggart officiating. Burial was in St. Andrews Cemetery.
Family Members
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Catherine Margaret Gillooly Koenig
1906–1974
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Thelma Ann Gillooly Huppert
1907–2003
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William Alexander Gillooly
1910–1972
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Maria Anna Gillooly Volner
1912–1965
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Marguerite Esther Gillooly
1914–1939
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Henry Edward Gillooly
1916–1936
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Charles Andrew Gillooly
1919–1965
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Samuel Eugene "Geno" Gillooly
1922–2002
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Mary Louise Gillooly King
1924–2017
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Robert Ervin Gillooly
1926–1995
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James Henry Gillooly
1929–1974
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James Henry Gillooly Jr
1929–1974
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