Frank Gilbert Sr.

1927 - 2017

BORN

1927

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Memorial Park Funeral Home - Main Chapel

2030 Memorial Park Drive

Gainesville, Georgia

Frank Gilbert Obituary

Gilbert Sr., Frank
Frank Robert Gilbert, Sr., age 89, of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 following declining health.
Mr. Gilbert was born December 30, 1927 to the late Charles Raymond and Bessie Applebee Gilbert in Old Saybrook, CT. He was Roman Catholic, a proud veteran of the United States Navy, and formerly a Marine Diesel Engine Mechanic at The Essex Boat Works and Chaplain of the American Legion Post 358, Fort Pierce, FL.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by his loving wife and "sweetheart", of more than 69 years, Zena S. Gilbert; daughters, Marie Wilson, of Elkton, MD, Bonnie Campbell, of Athens, ME, and Sharon Glenn, of Gainesville, GA; sons, Frank Gilbert, Jr. of Branford, CT and Charlie Gilbert, of Old Saybrook, CT; sister, Marguerite Gallager, of Old Saybrook, CT; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be planned at a later date.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504, is in charge of arrangements.
Send online condolences to
www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com

Published by Middletown Press & The New Haven Register on Jan. 4, 2018.
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