Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Monday, April 14th, 2025.
Beloved wife of the late William L. Gorman Jr. Dear mother of Laurie (Dave) Welsch, William (Laurie) Gorman, Stephen (Laura) Gorman and Christopher (Mary) Gorman. Dear grandmother of Libby (Neil) Erker, Meghan Welsch, Joseph Welsch, Ashley (Taylor) Spina, Kelly (Zane Stringer) Gorman, Allison Gorman, Joseph Gorman, Crystal Gorman, Terra Gorman, Patrick Gorman and Sean Gorman. Dear great grandmother of David, Daisy, Sammy, Harper, Hadley, Ella, Graham, Kensley, Kiera and Tristan. Dear sister of Ralph (Barbara) Rubano and the late Judith (surviving Frank) Busch. Our dear aunt, cousin and friend.
Mary was a published writer, serving as the president of The Saint Louis Writers Guild for several years. She began her career by writing a weekly column for a small suburban newspaper. Her human interest stories were widely read and celebrated for their interesting and unique perspectives of her subjects. She decided to make the transition to children’s literature and wrote a trio of stories that delighted a younger group of readers. Mary possessed many gifts; her elegance, intelligence, love of travel and an intense curiosity to learn new things made her such an interesting individual. Her greatest gift, however, was her compassion, kindness and fierce devotion to her family and friends. Mary’s light shone brightly and we will miss her beautiful presence.
SERVICES: Visitation at Christ the King Catholic Church (7316 Balson Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63130) on Monday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. until funeral Mass at 9:00 a.m. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Mary Queen and Mother Center (7601 Watson Road St. Louis, Missouri 63119) appreciated.
Dear Laurie and family,
Profoundly sorry for the loss of your mom and grandmother. What a lovely obituary of her wonderful life! Will be thinking of you all as you celebrate her love and accomplishments.
Love and prayers,
Marjie and Tom Mader
Gorman Family. I am so sorry for your loss. Your mother was such a sweet woman.
Dear Laurie,
I’m so grateful that your arranged my visit with Your Mom last summer.My late wonderful wife Judith (your moms sister) were very close friends and talked almost every day. Judith looks over things from heaven and now Judith can teach Mary the ropes and I’m sure you will get messages from her using little signs you will recognize.
May your mom rest in peace thru the merits of Our Lord and savior Jesus Chrust.
Your Uncle Frank Busch
I am so sad to hear this, my love and prayers to all.💔
My dear Gorman Family, what a beautiful tribute to your mother. Your mother and grandmother, Mary (but always Mrs. Gorman to me) was a special friend to me. Our conversations were always filled with laughter and interesting tales of her life and travels. She inspired me to be a more conscientious and thoughtful person. Mrs. Gorman’s words of advice and compassion soothed my soul and her hugs warmed my heart.
She told me many times that love is God’s most important commandment. I’ll remember that.
My deepest condolences to all of you.
Denise
Mary and I worked together for many years and your mother was a wonderful friend. Me being a very young lady when me met and your mother full of life experiences, always had great advice. In fact Laurie and I were the same age. We kept in touch for many years and then lost touch. Today (4/17) I was looking through my old recipe book and found recipes from Mary. As fate has it – I thought I am going to reach out to Mary and when I tired searching for her – her obituary came up. My sincere condolences for your loss. I heard so much about Laurie Billy Stephen and Chris when working with your Mother – I felt like I knew all of you!! Mary is in a beautiful place and your father is welcoming her with wide open arms! May God allow you peace in your hearts and may all of your fond memories of your mother bring you joy. We meet many people in our life. Mary was a true friend and a beautiful lady inside and out. I am glad I had the opportunity to meet your mother and will always remember all of the good times and good talks we had. I feel blessed to have known her!! With love and serenity – all the very best!!
Mary K
What a beautiful tribute to your mom.
Our thoughts are with you and your family.
All our love,
Andy and Nancy Rosman
Laurie, I have so many beautiful memories of you, your mom, your dad, your siblings, your cousins, and your grandma. It is a blessing to me that despite our crazy world our extended family has remained so close. Our grandma’s were very close sisters, so we shared 2 of the same great grandparents! Also, we have the privilege of knowing our grandparents siblings and children! That is so very rare! Your beautiful, gentle, loving mom was so close to my mom and her sister, Aunt Dolly. I have awesome memories of helping them facilitate lunches between Mary, Mom, and Aunt Dolly. Thank you so much for bringing your mom to meet my mom and I for lunch. Most of all thank you for bringing Mary to see my Mom at Sherbrooke. It was so beautiful to witness their reunion. You, and your brothers have taken such beautiful care of Mary. I love you and you and your entire family are in my prayers.
Laurie, We are so blessed to belong to a family that actually knows their grandparents siblings, along with those siblings children! We have witnessed firsthand the love that they all shared. I was blessed to help facilitate many lunches between Mary, Aunt Dolly, and my Mom. They enjoyed those lunches so very much. Thank you for helping to arrange the lunch with Mary and my Mom and thank you for bringing Mary to see my Mom at Sherbrooke! It was beautiful to behold!! You and your brothers were a blessing to Mary. You took such beautiful care of her. You are all in my prayers.
Laurie and Gorman family- My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time. I am sorry I missed the service today. Your mom was such a wonderful person.
I am grateful for the friendship she shared with my Mom(Dolly) and Aunt Mary Ann. They set quite an example for the rest of us cousins and families.
Blake & I had every intention of attending Mary’s funeral, but we unfortunately came down with the flu. I have fond memories of Mary and all of you. May she rest in peace and prayers to you all.