Theresa Marie McDonough

SALISBURY - Theresa Marie McDonough, age 75, died Thursday, June 5, 2014, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.

Theresa was born in Proctor, Vermont on December 3, 1938. She was the daughter of Edward and Estelle (Wright) Gallipo. She grew up in Pittsford where she received her early education and graduated from Pittsford High School, Class of 1956.

Following her education, she worked a short time at Proctor Marble. Afterwards she joined the staff at National Grange Insurance Company in Rutland and later worked at Moores Business Forms. She was an independent licensed real estate broker for several years and later joined the staff of Vivian Buzzell Realty. Theresa was the bookkeeper for the family business, McDonough's Auto Body, for 38 years. In her later career, she worked several years as a Customer Service Representative at the Brandon Bank and 11 years as an Intervention Specialist at Otter Valley Union High School, retiring in 2001.

She was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brandon. She was an avid golfer and was a member of the Neshobe Golf Club. She enjoyed bowling, bingo and her weekly card games and breakfasts with the girls. She was a wonderful baker and loved her daily walks with her husband. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy. Theresa loved spending time with her family and cheering on her grandchildren at their sporting events, which displayed her competitive nature. She was always helping others, but her family was her life.

She is survived by her husband, Bill McDonough of Salisbury, whom she married at St. Alphonsus Church in Pittsford on January 6, 1962; her son Dan McDonough and his wife Maria of Brandon; her daughter Colleen Leffler and her husband Brian of Williston, and her grandchildren, Ashleigh, Jakob, Joshua, Shayna, Mitchell and Anna. She is also survived by two sisters, Anita Bradley and her husband David, and Charlene Bryant and her husband Jim, all of Brandon; also several nieces, nephews & cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 9, 2014, at 10 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brandon. The Rev. Ruel Tumangday and the Rev. Albert "Skip" Baltz will concelebrate the mass. A private graveside committal service and burial will follow the ceremony at Forestdale Cemetery.

Following the Mass the family will receive friends at The Brandon Inn for a time of fellowship & remembrance.

Friends may call at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Sunday, June 8, from 5-8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: The Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733 or the Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT 05763.