- Date Of Birth: January 10, 1935
- Date Of Death: December 12, 2019
- State: Michigan
William Robert “Bill” Gillett Age 84 of Owosso passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Pleasant View Medical Care Facility. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10am Monday, December 16, 2019 at St. Paul Catholic Church with Fr. Dieudonne Ntakarutimana officiating. Burial will immediately follow at St. Paul Cemetery . The family will receive friends at Nelson-House Funeral Home on Sunday, December 15th from 2pm to 8pm with a rosary prayed at 7pm and a chalice service to follow.Bill was born January 10, 1935 in Owosso, MI to Melvin William “Bill” Gillett and Eleanor (St. John) Gillett.He married Sharon Ann Long on August 9, 1958 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Owosso. They have four children; Robert (Jane) Gillett of Grand Rapids, MI, Jeffrey (Kathy) Gillett of Dunwoody, GA, Susan Gillett of Ann Arbor, MI and Kenneth (Jennifer) Gillett of Owosso, MI.Bill graduated from Ovid High School class of 1953. He served in the United States Navy for four years including a year and half in Guam where he was proudly a communications specialist. He worked for Universal Electric where he met the love of his life Sharon, and then in 1975 they purchased West Side Cleaners, retiring in 1999.Bill was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus 4th degree and the American Legion Post 57.Bill is survived by his wife of 61 years; children; grandchildren Courtney, Rob, Will, Jack, Drew, Kate, Hunter and Abby; great-grandchildren Chloe, Cayla, Carson, Maeve and Rowan; other loving family members and friends.He was predeceased by his son Jon Michael, his parents and brother Melvin Gillett.We wish to gratefully thank all the employees of Oliver Woods and Pleasant View Medical Care Facility for the kind care they gave Bill.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Vincent De Paul of Owosso or to St. Paul Catholic Church
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