Gary Edmund Shippy Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gary Edmund Shippy of Ionia, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 83, on December 12, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, George Ross Bernard and Celestia Shippy (Den Houten); his daughter Rebecca Ann McClellan; his sister Georgia; and his brother-in-law Claude Carter.
He is survived by: his wife Lorraine Anne Shippy of Ionia; his daughter Catherine (Daniel VanDyke); his grandchildren, Bethani Campbell (Keith Vandenakker), Jessica (Trevor Petroelje), Kaitlyn Dobbrastine (Mike Rizor), Lucas VanDyke and Sean Campbell (Taylor Scheuerman); and his great grandchildren, Kennedy, Grayson, Lena, Oakleigh, Marley and Zelda. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
