Gladys Johnston

Gladys Sophie (Sillman) Johnston, age 91, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Hazel Findlay Nursing Home in St. Johns, Michigan. She was born on September 8, 1919 in Fowler, Michigan, daughter of Frederick and Mary Epkey.

She was preceded in death by her parents; former husband, Clarence Sillman, who she married on May 24, 1939; her second husband Marion Johnston; brother Louis and sisters, Dorothy and Eunice.

Surviving are her son David (Sue) Sillman of Big Rapids, their daughters Jennifer (Dan) Hickey of Lake Odessa and Sunny (Steve) Mondrella of Big Rapids, and her daughter Rhonda Sillman of Dewitt, her children, Jeremy Sillman, Christopher Deline both of Lansing and Dustin Alcaraz of St. Johns, her sister Helen (Paul) Fox of Fowler and her brother Neil Epkey (Joyce) of Fowler, twelve great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral liturgy will be held 11:00a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2011, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Fowler, Michigan, with Pastor Paul Clark presiding. Rite of committal will follow at Mt. Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Goerge Chapel of The Osgood Funeral Homes in Fowler, Michigan. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fowler, Michigan.