Marilyn "Nanny" Gillen

Marilyn "Nanny" Gillen, 83, of Palmer Twp., Pa., passed away on February 21, 2022 at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem, Pa.

Born on October 17, 1938 in Bronx, New York; she was a daughter of the late James and Edith Powers Swiecicki.

Marilyn was a telephone operator for Bell Telephone in New York for many years and although Nanny worked many different jobs in her lifetime, she was happiest when spending time with her family, whom she loved with all her heart.

Nanny loved going to birthday parties, football games, plays, recitals, shopping, holidays … anything that her family participated in, Nanny was there. She was loved by many and she will be sorely missed.

She was a member of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, Palmer Twp.

She is survived by her loving children, Deb Schaninger of Nazareth, Pa., Ann Kraus and her husband Larry of Palmer Twp., Pa., Michael Gillen and his wife Joan of Williams Twp., Pa. and John Gillen and his wife Stephanie of Palmer Twp., Pa. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Corinne, Alyssa, Michael, Sydney, Jake, Zack and Tony, along with her great-grandchildren, Reilly, Jack and Eleanor.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Marilyn to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or to the American Diabetes Association, at www.diabetes.org 

Services were held privately.