Margaret Anne Gilroy

Albany, NY-Gilroy, Margaret Anne (née Hale), 89, of Loudonville, formerly of County Sligo, Ireland, passed peacefully into eternal life at her home on July 18, 2023. Maggie was predeceased by her husband Joseph Gilroy with whom she and her three eldest children immigrated in 1960. She was also predeceased by two of her children, Lorraine Danton (Bernard) and Joseph “Noel” Gilroy. In 1991, Maggie married Michael McCue who predeceased her after sharing many happy years of travel and golf. Maggie is survived by her children Martin “Desi” Gilroy (Patricia), Erin Lewis (Rodney), Peter Gilroy, Margaret “Meg” Rock (Robert), and June Gilroy (Gerald Fitzgerald). She had 13 grandchildren: Benjamin and Casey Danton; Annie and Desmond Gilroy and Molly Amado (Mano); Eamon (Adele), Brendan (Jean), and Kieran Rock; Hannah, Fiona, and Ian Fitzgerald; and Liam Gilroy. She had one great-granddaughter Ainsley Amado. She was predeceased by her grandson Ryan Gilroy. Maggie was born on July 30, 1933 to John and Hannah (née McDonnell) Hale in Kilglass, County Sligo. She had four siblings who predeceased her: Mary Simmons, Ellen Hale, John Hale, and Patrick James Hale. Maggie worked at the Fort Orange Club, Wolferts Roost, and later for South Colonie Central Schools. She enjoyed traveling home to Ireland and did so nearly every year to visit family. Maggie was extremely proud of her Irish heritage, and equally proud to become a United States citizen in 1986. Maggie was a Life Member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and devoted over sixty years to the JFK Division #1 in Albany. In 2005, following in the footsteps of her very good friend and sister-in-law Ellen (née Gilroy) McGowan, Maggie served as Grand Marshall of the Albany St. Patrick’s Day parade. Maggie is survived by many loving nieces and nephews: John, Patrick, Barbara, Brian, Mary, Brendan, Chris, and Katie of Latham, New York; in Ireland Sean, Mary, Noel, Eileen, Kieran, and Patrick Hale; and Patrick Hale of Chicago. She is also survived by her dear friends Father Francis O’Connor, Sister Margaret Hoban, and other dear friends. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Maggie’s family Friday, July 21, 2023 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, NY 12206. Please enter the funeral home from the rear parking lot entrance only. Funeral services Saturday at 10:00 am at Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Americas (formerly St. Patrick’s Cathedral) on Central Avenue, Albany NY 12206, where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated. The Rite of Committal will be held at St. Agnes Cemetery immediately following the Mass. To leave a message for the family please visit www.McveighFuneralHome.com Those wishing to remember Maggie in a special way may send a contribution to Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Americas, 273 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206.

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Margaret Anne Gilroy

July 30, 1933 - July 18, 2023