George & Laurence Gillespie Obituary (1924

George Gillespie Jr., 80, of Stonington died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at Memorial Medical Center. Laurence J. Gillespie, 74, of Stonington Died Saturday, July 2, 2005 in rural Stonington. Mr. Gillespie was born July 12, 1924, in Stonington, the son of George and Pearl Davis Gillespie. Mrs. Gillespie was born Feb. 23, 1931, in Stonington, the daughter of Eli and Madeline Dhermy Vasseur. They were married in 1948 in Stonington. Mr. Gillespie retired from Caterpillar, and Mrs. Gillespie was a homemaker. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and member of Taylorville VFW Post 4495, American Legion Post 73 and Moose Lodge 1516. He formerly served as a Stonington Township trustee. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Altar and Rosary Society and Ladies of the Moose. Survivors are Daughters Sue Ann, husband Jim, Unserand Sheryl Coady, companion Randy White, both of Stonington; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.