Dolores Yvonne “Doey” Gillelan, 90, 1075 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, died at her home on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
She was born August 4, 1932 in Garrett County, Maryland, the daughter of the late Floyd C. and Genevieve Pope Miller. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Robert M. Gillelan, Sr.
Doey was a 1950 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Emmitsburg MD, and a 1954 graduate of Towson State Teachers College. She was a sixth-grade school teacher at Arendtsville Elementary School before settling at Biglerville Elementary School where she retired in 1989. Doey enjoyed bridge, golf, walking, reading, vacationing at Deep Creek Maryland, and spending time with family and friends. Doey was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Gettysburg. She volunteered for the Adams County Literacy Council and Meals on Wheels.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children, Rebecca A. Gillelan (Jane) of Harrisburg, Fr. Robert M. Gillelan, Jr. of Lebanon, and Michael F Gillelan (Pam) of York; and one granddaughter, Emily Gillelan; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 2 sisters, Mary Lou Kerrigan, Lenox MA and Saranna Beegle, Gettysburg and 2 brothers, Mike Miller, Corpus Christie TX and John Miller, Hadley MA.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, May 19, 2023 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Gettysburg, at 2:00 PM with Fr. Robert Gillelan, celebrant. Interment will be in the Emmitsburg Memorial Cemetery, Emmitsburg MD. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 PM until the time of the Mass. Online obituary and condolences available at monahanfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations can be made to St. Francis Xavier Church, 22 West High Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 or Hospice of SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Gettysburg, 1075 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg PA 17325 or the Adams County Library, 140 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325.
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