Rowena Gamble

1911 - 1987  (75 years)

• Name	Rowena Gamble  [1]
  Birth	13 Oct 1911	Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Jan 1987	St. Luke's Hospital - West, Chesterfield, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  Burial	2 Feb 1987	St Louis, Missouri, USA
  	Calvary Cemetery Section 26; Lot 191; Grave 1 Calvary Cemetery Section 26; Lot 191; Grave 1
  Person ID	I6691	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	William Alan McDonough,   b. 23 Sep 1909   d. 4 Jan 1996 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. William A McDonough   d. 27 Jul 2010, St Louis, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Patricia Mae McDonough,   b. 15 May 1935, St Louis, Missouri, USA d. 25 Apr 2002 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  McDONOUGH, ROWENA M. (nee Gamble), Thurs. Jan. 29, 1987, beloved wife of William A. McDonough, dear mother of Patricia Ehrmann and William A. (Rose Marie) McDonough, dear grandmother of Michael J. Kathryn A., Mark E., Karen M. and Mathew A. Ehrmann, Darren A. and Dana M. McDonough, Aunt of Donna Balsano, dear niece, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Service at Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson, Mon. 10:30 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Leukemia Society of America, 10425 Old Olive St. Rd, St. Louis 63141 or St. Louis Heart Assn., 4643 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63108. Visitation Sun., until 9 p.m. Obit was posted on Findagrave.com for Rowena Gamble McDonough. McDONOUGH, ROWENA M. (nee Gamble), Thurs. Jan. 29, 1987, beloved wife of William A. McDonough, dear mother of Patricia Ehrmann and William A. (Rose Marie) McDonough, dear grandmother of Michael J. Kathryn A., Mark E., Karen M. and Mathew A. Ehrmann, Darren A. and Dana M. McDonough, Aunt of Donna Balsano, dear niece, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Service at Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson, Mon. 10:30 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Leukemia Society of America, 10425 Old Olive St. Rd, St. Louis 63141 or St. Louis Heart Assn., 4643 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63108. Visitation Sun., until 9 p.m. Obit was posted on Findagrave.com for Rowena Gamble McDonough. McDONOUGH, ROWENA M. (nee Gamble), Thurs. Jan. 29, 1987, beloved wife of William A. McDonough, dear mother of Patricia Ehrmann and William A. (Rose Marie) McDonough, dear grandmother of Michael J. Kathryn A., Mark E., Karen M. and Mathew A. Ehrmann, Darren A. and Dana M. McDonough, Aunt of Donna Balsano, dear niece, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Service at Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson, Mon. 10:30 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Leukemia Society of America, 10425 Old Olive St. Rd, St. Louis 63141 or St. Louis Heart Assn., 4643 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63108. Visitation Sun., until 9 p.m. Obit was posted on Findagrave.com for Rowena Gamble McDonough. McDONOUGH, ROWENA M. (nee Gamble), Thurs. Jan. 29, 1987, beloved wife of William A. McDonough, dear mother of Patricia Ehrmann and William A. (Rose Marie) McDonough, dear grandmother of Michael J. Kathryn A., Mark E., Karen M. and Mathew A. Ehrmann, Darren A. and Dana M. McDonough, Aunt of Donna Balsano, dear niece, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Service at Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson, Mon. 10:30 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Leukemia Society of America, 10425 Old Olive St. Rd, St. Louis 63141 or St. Louis Heart Assn., 4643 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 63108. Visitation Sun., until 9 p.m. Obit was posted on Findagrave.com for Rowena Gamble McDonough.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Staff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Name: Name: St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;;), McDonough, William A. McDonough, William A. Fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church, ended his hard-fought battle against cancer on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Beloved husband of 40 years to Rose Marie McDonough (nee Wesseln). He is survived by his son, Darren (Lori) McDonough and daughter Dana McDonough; grandson Garrett McDonough; his nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parent Bill and Rowena McDonough and sister Patricia Ehrmann. Bill proudly served hi county in the U.S. Army military Intelligence and was a proud member of the Patriot Guard Riders and Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association. Bill was an employee of Mercantile/First Bank for 25 years. Services: A gathering to celebrate Bill’s life will be held Thursday, August 5 from 4 – 8 p.m. at Forever Oak Hill Funeral Home (Hwy 44 & Big Bend), 10301 Big Bend, Kirkwood, MO 63122. A memorial Mass will be Friday, August 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Laboure, 9740 Sappington Road, Sappington, MO 63128. No gathering at funeral home prior to the memorial mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial donation are requested to the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, 4095 Tarragona Dr., St. Louis, MO 63129. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 01AUG2010 HFA: 02JUL2018