Stella Fileccia

Stella Fileccia, 93 of Gaylord, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, surrounded by family members.

She lived a fulfilling life, married in 1952 to William for 63 years until he passed away in 2015. She had 4 children, 9 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. She started working in accounting when her last child went to school. They moved to Gaylord in the early 80’s and she opened a gift shop “Gingerbread House”. She loved to bowl, golf, cook, bake, playing cards, and games. 

Her surviving family children, Stanley (Kathy), Catherine (Paul), William (Patricia), Dina (Richard); grandchildren, Kristi (Travis), Jill (Andrew), Kelly (Scott), William, Anna (Andrew), Rachel (Elliott), Paul (Kelli), Ruth (John), Jonathan (Ryann); great-grandchildren, Ella, Andrew, Isaac, Hudson, Boden, Jameson, JJ, Ellis, Tegan, Stella, Lucille, Penny, Caroline and Hattie. 

Visitation will take place from 2:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Gaylord Community Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A memorial gathering will be private. Stella will be interred next to her husband, William, at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: https://www.stjude.org/donate 

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