Donald Gillespie

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Family/Spouse: Laura. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert D. Gillespie State College PA United States
Robert D. Gillespie December 2, 1921 -March 12, 2006

Robert D. Gillespie, 84, died on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at his son's home in Albuquerque, N.M.

He was born in Summit Hill, on December 2, 1921.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Eleanor Gillespie; son, Robert W. Gillespie, of Albuquerque, and his wife, Cookie, their two children, Logan and Jackie; and son, Donald Gillespie, of Sewickley, and his two daughters, Rebecca and Erin.

Bob was a veteran of the second World War and served in Germany.

He worked for the Centre Daily Times for 24 years, from 1960 until he retired in 1984.

He has been a member and past president of The Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus for 34 years.

Until this past year, he was an active golfer and missed shooting age by only two strokes on his 80th birthday.

A memorial service was held in Albuquerque, on Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Centre Daily Times
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Robert married Eleanor May Black. Eleanor was born on 10 Jun 1919 in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 29 Apr 2008 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States; was buried in Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Eleanor Gillespie, 89, passed away on April 22, 2008 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Born in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, she later moved to State College, Pennsylvania to raise her two sons, Bert and Donald, with her late husband,Robert. Two years ago she moved to Albuquerque to live with her son, Bert and his family.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Cookie and other son, Donald and daughter-in-law, Laura. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Logan, Jackie, Rebecca, and Erin.

Thank you to all our friends that helped us during the two years she lived with us.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Zia Hospice, 4141 Montgomery Blvd, 87109

Albuquerque Journal
Sunday, April 27, 2008

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Heart Disease Causes Death of Hilltop Man
Robert Gillespie Was P. P. and L. Co. Employee in Lansford

Robert Gillespie, 313 E. White St., Summit Hill, died at his home at 6:15 p. m. yesterday. Death was due to heart disease. He had been ill two weeks.

A native of Catasauqua, Mr. Gillespie had lived in Summit Hill for the past 27 years. He was operator on the Lansford substation of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co.

He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, Summit Hill.

Surviving is his wife and a son, Robert Jr., at home and three step-children, Kenneth, Reynold and Margaret Lill, all of Summit Hill.

The Morning Call
June 13, 1937

Robert married Margaret Davis. Margaret was born on 21 May 1882 in Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 19 Apr 1960 in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Son of John Gillespie and Jane Lees.
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James Gillespie, Sr., the veteran ore sampler for the Empire Steel & Iron Company, passed away at 6.30 o'clock this morning at his home, No. 317 Church Street, aged 69 years, 10 months and 23 days. Mr. Gillespie suffered from stomach trouble for some time, but he was able to attend to his duties at the Crane furnaces until last Sunday. He was able to be about, however, and last evening he took a walk as had been his custom.

At midnight Mr. Gillespie's condition became serious and he lapsed into a state of unconsciousness, in which condition he remained to the end. The members of his family were at his bedside when he expired. The announcement of Mr. Gillespie's death came as a shock to the entire community, especially to his sfellew-employes [sic] at the furnaces, by all of whom he was held in high regard.

The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late home, Rev. C. H. Miller, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Gillespie was a member, officiating. Interment will be made in the family plot in Fairview Cemetery.

The deceased was born at Castle Rock, County Dery, Ireland, on September 21, 1844, a son of Mrs. Jane and the late James Gillespie. He came to America after the close of the Civil War, and started work for the Crane Iron Company, later absorbed by the Empire Steel & Iron Company, and was continuously in the service of the company for 48 years. He was the ore sampler for James Gayley, the first chemist for the Crane Iron Works, later vice president of the United States Steel Corporation, and was sent to a number of States to sample ores, being considered one of the best in the country. He was able to go along a train of ore cars and judge their value in iron as accurately as any chemist. He sampled ores for Leonard Peckitt, president of the Empire Steel & Iron Company; Howard Knauss, superintendent of the Emaus furnaces, and Milton Knauss, superintendent of the Crane iron works, while tney were chemists at the local furnaces, and for E. J. Lynch, chief chemist of the Empire. Mr. Gillespie died less than 24 hours after his neighbor and life-long friend, Andrew Johnson, a veteran furnaceman [Find A Grave Memorial# 191502470].

Mr. Gillespie was united in marriage thirty-nine years ago to Miss Mary Clugston, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Dr. Cornelius Earle, then pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The union was blessed with 12 children, two of whom died in infancy, Besides his bereaved wife he is survived by these children, Robert of Summit Hill, Daniel Gillespie, overseer of the Catasauqua water plant, Mrs. Oliver J. Benvenuti, James B., John, William, Stanley, George and Miss Myrtle Gillespie of this piace, and Charles Gillespie of Jamesville, N. Y. Fifteen grandchildren, and his mother, who is 94 years old, and a sister, Margaret the last two named living in Ireland....

Published in The Allentown Leader, 13 Aug 1914, Thu, Page 7

James married Mary Clugston on 28 Oct 1875 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mary (daughter of James Clugston and Elizabeth McHenry) was born on 11 Dec 1854 in Ireland; died on 28 Sep 1916 in Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Name?tab?James Gillespie
Event Type?tab?Marriage
Marriage Date?tab?28 Oct 1875
Marriage Place?tab?Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Denomination?tab?Presbyterian
Organization Name?tab?Presbyterian Church of Catasaqua
Spouse?tab?Mary Clugston