Nancy A. Gilpatrick

Nancy Ann (Way) Gilpatrick was born May 22, 1934, in Dearborn, Michigan and died peacefully on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the age of 90. Nancy was the loving wife of Ronald W. Gilpatrick (deceased) of Detroit, they married in 1952 and celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death in 2008.
She was also predeceased by her parents, Howard and Maude (Lanich) Way, of Dearborn, MI (originally from Clearfield, PA), and her beloved younger sister Sandra Wilson and husband William (Bob) Wilson of Westland, MI.
Nancy was the proud mother of five children, Dennis (Claudia) Gilpatrick of Trenton, MI; Diane M. (Gilpatrick) Suhey and loving friend Chris Berry of Troy, MI; Donald A. Gilpatrick of Littleton, CO; Douglas B. (Anne) Gilpatrick of Atlanta, MI and David L. (Robin) Gilpatrick of White Lake, MI.
Nancy was a beloved Grandmother of ten grandchildren, Brian (Kendra) Gilpatrick, Amy Gilpatrick, Eric (Hannah) Gilpatrick, Christopher Suhey, Adriane Suhey, Katie (Adam) Michaud, Molly Gilpatrick, Sydney (Jordan) Newman, Adam Gilpatrick and Jared Gilpatrick. She was a dear Great Grandmother of seven, Kayla (Brandon) Slater, Hannah Gilpatrick, Chase McLane, Joshua Mick, Ari Mick, Maya Newman and Zander Newman.
Nancy and Ronald purchased their first Allen Park home in 1961 and raised their busy family within the community of Allen Park, Michigan for more than sixty years. Ronald retired from the McLouth Steel Mill where he worked as a crane operator and Nancy was a long time dedicated employee of Allen Park Public Schools as well as the former Security Bank & Trust. Nancy was a loving neighbor, known to everyone on the block and was the coordinator of every neighborhood gathering and family need for many years. She loved to crochet and was an avid reader and collector of books, always thinking of others during her daily devotions and scripture readings, as she underlined and wrote notes within passages of personal thoughts and connections.
Visitation will take place at the Allen Park Chapel of Voran Funeral Home, 5900 Allen Road, Allen Park, MI on Thursday January 16, 2025, between 3:00 – 8:00 pm and Friday morning, January 17, 2025 from 9:00 – 10:00 am with funeral service immediately following at 10:00 am from the Allen Park Chapel of Voran Funeral Home.
Following the service, Nancy will be lovingly reunited in death with Ronald, as well as her parents with her burial at Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery in Flat Rock, MI. She loved spending time at Michigan Memorial, visiting the peaceful resting place often, and personally caring and maintaining many graves of family and friends.
She will be deeply missed by her loving family, friends and neighbors.
Please share memories and messages in Nancy's guestbook on her memorial tribute wall at www.voranfuneralhome.com