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Mary Gillstrom Obituary
Mary Lou Gillstrom (nee Vickers) passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at the age of 89, just shy of her 90th birthday.
Mary Lou is survived by her 3 daughters, Carrie (Paul) Matteson, Amy (Joe) McCarthy, and Julie (Jim) Bernad. She is further survived by her 6 grandchildren, Sam and Cole (Leah) Matteson, Meg and Evan McCarthy and Jack and Jenna Bernard. Further survived by her sister Betty Jane Ost and sister-in-law Nel Vickers, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 46 years John Edwin (Jack) Gillstrom and her brother James Vickers.
Celebration of Mary Lou's Life, Saturday, May 22, 2021 1:00-4:00 pm, with a service to begin at 3:00 pm at the SHARON LYNNE WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS 3270 Mitchell Park Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Memorials appreciated to the Florentine Opera and the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield.
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