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NEW MELLERAY ABBEY, BROTHER GERARD - Dubuque County, Iowa

BROTHER GERARD NEW MELLERAY ABBEY

New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
Dubuque County, Iowa
Uploaded 4/21/2013 by
mstillie1952 [Email]

BROTHER GERARD
DIED SEPT. 7, 1984
R.I.P.

Visitor Contributed Post-ems Notes...


Posted on Mar-15-2015 by DENNY LUSTER
Brother Gerard McDonough, OCSO, was a monk originally from the San Francisco, CA area. He was well liked by many. He had an after death experience following a heart attack while a patient in the hospital. He would share this experience to anyone who would listen. It was an interesting story, one in which he recalled seeing a bright light and feeling like he was on a "cloud of contentment." RIP.