Ellen Gillis Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ellen Gillis (Lake Wylie, South Carolina), born in Jamaica, New York, who passed away on November 12, 2022, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ellen Gillis to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert A. Ryan and Anna G. Ryan (Meyer); her aunt Dorothy Bello (Meyer); and her husbands, Brian Bedell and Robert Gillis.
She is survived by: her close friend William J. Madden of Lake Wylie; her sister Joanne Nappi of Ft. Myers, FL; her niece Jill Morton (Chester) of Montauk, NY; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Lauren Walsh (James) of Montauk, NY, Ashley Libath (Jay) of East Hampton, NY and Mollie Alamia (Joel) of Southampton, NY; her nephew Richard Verity (Susan) of Tulsa, OK; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Ryan Verity of Tulsa, OK, Kyle Verity (Kaitlyn) of Tulsa, OK and Alexandra Theissen (Adam) of Edmond, OK.; her extended family, Stacey Gillis Weber, Jeffrey A. Weber, Perry Weber of New York, NY, Harrison Weber of Arlington, VA, Raymond Madden, Stacey Madden, Kolbe Madden of Winter Park, FL, Darby Madden of Stillwater, OK, Michael Madden, Linda Krese of Edmonds, WA and Connor Madden of Chicago, IL; and her close friends, Carole, Pat McNamara, Judy Wormington, Kathy, Brooke Gillespie, Owen Brown, Joyce, Hank Gerald, Patti, John Glaser, Peggy, Bob Hormberg, Hope, Jay Wolf, Martha, Lindley Smith, Mary Rickenbaker, Joann Jeffries, Sandy Shaffer, Pat Gitt and Susan Dixon.
In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions in Ellen's name to The Community Church of Lake Wylie, 104 Hamilton's Ferry Road, Lake Wylie, SC 29710, River Hills Lions Community Foundation, http://www.rhlwlions.org, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741 http://[email protected] or a charity of your choice.
