Contact Information
1368 N. Crooks Road
Clawson, MI 48017
Phone: 248-435-0660
Fax: 248-435-3171
Map & Driving Directions
GRIEF & HEALING
affirmations to uplift & help you through
each stage of the grieving process.
Be the first to share your favorite memory, photo or story of Shirley. This memorial page is dedicated for family, friends and future generations to celebrate the life of their loved one.
We ask on behalf of the family that you keep your comments uplifting and appropriate to help all who come here to find comfort and healing.
Shirley Ann Gillespie died peacefully June 10, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was 94 years old. Shirley was born on March 6, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to parents, Mildred Smith and Sterling Rees.
Shirley is survived by her loving children, J. Martin “Marty” Gillespie, Carol (Rich) Black, Marilyn “Mig” (Dave) Young, and Matthew Gillespie. She is also survived by her cherished grandchildren, Heather, Tara (Nick Ziebarth), Ryan (Sarah) Black, Julie (Justin Kral), Riley, Peter, Mollie, Campbell, Chandler, her great-grandchildren, Will, Emma, Neil, Nora, and Brady, and her dear sister, Marilyn Kohler. Shirley is preceded in death by her beloved husband, John M. “Jack” Gillespie.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Name Catholic Church 630 Harmon Street, Birmingham, Michigan, June 15, 2019 at 10am. Friends may visit at church beginning at 9 am.
Memorials appreciated to the John M. Gillespie Memorial Fund at U of D Jesuit High School, 8400 S, N Cambridge Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48221 or the Julie Higgins Memorial Fund at Denison University, 100 W. College Street, Granville, Ohio 43023.
© Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors • Clawson, MI - Funeral Home Website Design By Frazer Consultants, LLC & TA
Your browser may not work with certain site. Upgrade now.