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Ballwin, Missouri

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Mar. 31, 2026

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church

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Thomas McGowan Obituary

McGowan, Thomas William

March 25, 2026

McGowan, Thomas William, baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the age of 83.

Beloved son of the late James and Ann McGowan; brother of Dennis (Mary Kay) McGowan, Patricia (Leslie) Hall, John (Linda) McGowan, Michael McGowan, and the late James (Donna) McGowan Jr.; dear uncle, great-uncle, and friend to many.

Services: Visitation at Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church, 401 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131, Tuesday, March 31, 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral Mass, 11:00 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. If desired, contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders or The Parkinson's Foundation. As a service of the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.

Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Mar. 29, 2026.

Memorial Events
for Thomas McGowan

Mar

31

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church

401 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131

Mar

31

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church

401 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131

Mar

31

Interment

12:45 p.m.

Calvary Cemetery

5239 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63115

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Schrader Funeral Home and Crematory - Ballwin

14960 Manchester Road, Ballwin, MO 63011

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