Edward Francis Gillespie, of Elkton, died at Citizens Nursing Center in Havre de Grace, on Sunday, March 2, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was 79. Mr. Gillespie was born in Upland, Pennsylvania on March 27, 1934, son of the late Edward F. Gillespie, Sr., and the late Isabelle Schoenfelt Sorgini. He served in the U.S. Army and was in the Honor Guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Mr. Gillespie was a member of St. Rose of Lima RC Church of Chesapeake City. He was a technician with IBM and Valens Business Machines. He then pursued his passion and love for dogs, especially Dobermans. He was a Dog Obedience Judge with the American Kennel Club for over 30 years, taught obedience training, was chose "Obedience Man of the Year" in 1974 by the PA Federation of Dog Clubs, served on the Show Committee for the 1984 AKC Centennial Dog Show and Obedience Trial, was Obedience Chairman for the Bryn Mawr Kennel Club for many years and was past president of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America. He also enjoyed photography and watching the Eagles play football.
Mr. Gillespie is survived by his three children, Susan M. Martin, of Aberdeen, John E. Gillespie and his wife Barbara, of North East and Michael J. Gillespie, of Elkton; his brothers, Jack Creegan, of Vineland, New Jersey; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers, Bernard Gillespie and Charles Creegan. Visitation for friends and family will be held Monday, March 10 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Crouch Funeral Home, P.A., 127 South Main Street in North East. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, March 10 at noon at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Chespeake City. Burial with full military honors will follow in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemerty in Bear, Delaware. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to: Ruff Life Rescue, P.O. Box 256, Rising Sun, MD 21911. Comments are closed.
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