Ann (Karda)

Gillespie

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Ann (Karda) Gillespie

Oct 24 1936 - Aug 18 2019

Ann (Karda) Gillespie of McKinney, Texas passed away on August 18, 2019 at the age of 82.  She was born on October 24, 1936 in Manhattan, New York.  Ann married Edward Gillespie on November 11, 2000 in Amityville, New York. In 2015, she and Edward relocated to McKinney, Texas. Ann volunteered much of her time to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Amityville, New York where she served as the President of the Ladies Aid Society and was active in the Amityville Senior Citizens Center and the Broadlawn Manor Nursing Home. Ann worked as an administrative assistant in the aerospace industry before retiring. She was a voracious reader and enjoyed attending Broadway musicals.

Ann is survived by her loving husband of 18 years, Edward Gillespie; daughters, Julia Gostic, Janet Goldberg and Jennifer Rinaldi; grandchildren, Jenna Petraitis, Louis Rinaldi, Nicole Gostic, Frank Rinaldi, Jacob Goldberg, Jewel Goldberg and Angelina Rinaldi; brother, William J. Karda; and numerous other loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary Karda; and grandson, Anthony Rinaldi.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 22, 2019 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 411 Paula Road, McKinney, Texas 75069.  The family will receive friends during a visitation on Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. A rosary service will begin at 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 30, 2019 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 147 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. 

Memorial donations may be made in Annabelle’s memory to the North Texas Food Bank.

 

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