Robert N. Gilroy

Robert N. Gilroy St. Johns Robert N. Gilroy died April 9, 2009 at the age of 84. Born in Sault Ste. Marie on February 10, 1925, he was the son of Nelson and Ida Gilroy. Bob was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Johns, the Ushers Club, Knights of Columbus and a Navy veteran of WWII. He retired from the Engineering Dept. of Oldsmobile in 1979 after 31 years of service. Robert married Catherine Charles on June 3, 1947 and she preceded him in death on February 21, 1970. Bob is survived by his wife, Phyllis, whom he married in St. Johns on April 14, 1972. In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons, Robert (Deb) Gilroy of Lansing and Todd (Jeanie) Gilroy of St. Johns; daughters, Linda (Tom) Wright and Sherry (Terry) Sehlke, all of St. Johns; stepson, James (Jodi) Bappert of Grand Blanc; stepdaughters, Sharon (Jack) Woodhams and Teresa (Tom) Villarreal, all of St. Johns, Kathryn (Ron) Shepard of Swartz Creek, and Linda (Dan) Blair of Dimondale; 25 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and brother, Cecil Gilroy of Lansing. Bob was preceded in death by a son, Dean Gilroy; sisters, Gladys Flynn, Martha and Ellen Wilson; and brothers, Reginald, Russell, Clarence, Paul, Willard and Edward Gilroy. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Johns with burial at Mt. Rest Cemetery immediately following. The Rev. Fr. Eoin Murphy officiating. The family will receive friends from 3-5 and 6-8 p.m. Saturday and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Osgood Funeral Home in St. Johns. A Vigil Service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Sparrow Hospice. To learn more about Bob visit his personal webpage at www.lifestorynet.com/memories/47099/ where you can view his Life Story film and further participate in his memory.