Dennis Michael Gillich
As published in the Novermeber 1, 2021 World-Spectator
Dennis Michael Gillich was born October 21, 1944 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan to John and Anna (Gebkenjans) Gillich. Dennis was the seventh of 13 children. He attended school firstly at Iona School and then took his final year in Moosomin. Unlike the rest of the Gillich family who left the farm at one time or another, Dennis dedicated his entire lifetime to working on the farm, choosing not to work anywhere else. Thus, it seems only fitting that Dennis should become the sole owner of the land the Gillich family all started out on. Dennis married Joan Merle Shire on August 12, 1975 and together they shared the trials and tribulations of being farmers. Dennis and Joan farmed the same four quarters of land that his father, John Gillich, purchased when he first arrived in Moosomin in 1950.
Dennis is predeceased by his parents, John and Anna Gillich; by his step-father Olaf (Ollie) Holm; by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Henry and Hilda Shire; by his brother Wilfred Gillich; his in-laws Anna Marie Gillich, John McKinnon, Steve Rawlyk, Jack and Marjory Shire; and by his nieces Shannon Gillich and Laurel Shire Cook.
Dennis is survived by his wife Joan of 46 years; by his brothers and sisters Joseph (Juanita), Catherine Rawlyk, Theresa McKinnon, Henry, Anthony (Arden), Bernard (Connie), Agnes (Laurie) Bickford, Elizabeth (Dave) Smith-Jones, Alphonse (Marilyn), Andrew (Jean) and Leo (Mary); brother-in-law Eric Shire (Sherry) and by numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at Carscadden Funeral Chapel in Moosomin on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Pallbearers were Danny and Frank Gillich, Bernard and David McKinnon, Ian and Andrew Shire and Alyssa Veysey. Honorary pallbearers were Tom and Marlene Botterill, David and Susan Jacobi, Melvin and Lillian Smith, Wes and Gladys Smith and Rene Jacques. Interment followed at St. John’s Riga Cemetery, Kelso District.
Dennis will be missed by family, friends and neighbours.
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