James Edward Gillespie Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved James Edward Gillespie of Kalkaska, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 54, on June 16, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Edward Gillespie to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Deane Gillespie, and Dorothy Gillespie, Sr. (Perault); his daughter Emma; his siblings, Dorothy Ann Dehring and Deane Gillespie Jr.; and his brother-in-law Reginald Gough.
He is survived by: his fiancée Cheryl Gustafson; his children, Kathryn Rankin-Delaney (Ben), Amanda Gillespie, Christopher Gillespie, Ayla Pinney (Dillon) and Gunnar Gustafson (Taletha); his grandchildren, Bodi, Wyatt, Krystal and Peyton; his siblings, Florence Gillespie-Cardinal and Laurel Gough; and his brother-in-law Jack Dehring, Jr..
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church pavilion fund.
