PRESQUE ISLE – Edward F. Gillespie, 87, died Sunday morning, Sept. 4, 2011, at a Portland hospital. He was born Feb. 15, 1924, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, son of George E. and Elizabeth (Kavanaugh) Gillespie.
Ed worked as a truck driver for Coles Express Co. for many years. He was a lifetime fourth degree member of Knights of Columbus Assembly No. 363, Presque Isle. Ed enjoyed spending time at camp and in the woods in his earlier years, and in later years, he enjoyed going to garage sales. He did volunteer work at Catholic Charities of Maine.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Kearly) Gillespie of Presque Isle; a son, Jerry Gillespie and his wife, Donna, of Fort McCoy, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Suzanne Hobbs and her husband, Tim, of Presque Isle; a stepson, Mark Kearly and his companion, Angel, of Easton; a brother, Stephen Gillespie of London, Ontario; six sisters, Bertha Kuntz of Alberta, Mary E. Hunter of Scarborough, Anne Schopf of New Brunswick, N.J., Agnes Rosteski of Birch River, Manitoba, Joan Tweedie of Westfield and Marie Finlayson of Ancaster, Ontario; two grandchildren, Jason Gillespie and his wife, Crystal, and David Gillespie and his wife, Annie; four great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren, Caleb and Rachel Hobbs; several nieces and nephews. Ed was predeceased by his first wife, Norma (Duncan) Gillespie; four brothers, Earlin, Bernard, Joseph and John Gillespie; and two sisters, Rita Sullivan and May Bishop.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at St. Mary’s Parish of the Precious Blood, Presque Isle, with the Very Rev. Jean Paul LaBrie, celebrant. Interment will be at North Main Street Catholic Cemetery, Presque Isle. Donations may be made in his memory to American Diabetes Association, 163 Lancaster St., Portland, ME 04101. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.duncan-graves.com.