Shirley A. Gibisch

Shirley A. Gibisch obituary

Shirley A. Gibisch

Shirley Gibisch Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Gibbons Funeral Home - Elmhurst on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Shirley A. Gibisch, age 95, former resident of Franklin Park and Elk Grove Village, longtime resident of McHenry; Avid shopper and bargain hunter who loved to cook for her family and whose specialty was making Christmas cookies. Shirley was the beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Randy (Mary Kay) Gibisch and Peggy (Richard) Rendino; dear grandmother of Tyler and Lauren Gibisch, Richard Rendino and Julie (Adam) Smith and great-grandmother of Allison Smith. Visitation Saturday, October 28, 2023, 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service 11:00 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Angel's Grace Hospice, 440 Quadrangle Dr, Unit G, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis TN 38105. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com

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