Alannah Gillis

Alannah Mary Gillis passed away peacefully at home, May 26, 2016, with her Mom and Dad by her side. Alannah fought a long and hard battle against cancer, Neuroblastoma stage 4. Alannah was born Sept. 21, 2005, to Angela Peterson and Steven Gillis. She attended Webster Elementary School all her life, and she was in the fourth grade. Alannah spent the last four years doing chemotherapy, she endured many rounds of radiation, and multiple surgeries. throughout these past four years you hardly ever heard her complain. She lived and enjoyed everything she could while she could. Alannah loved to fish and hunt with her dad, but was also a girly girl, she loved Glitter, make up, and clothes. Alannah also had a love of music and a great memory to memorize all of her favorite songs and she would sing them all of the time. She was preceded in death by her uncle, Alexander Gillis; great grandparents, Vernon and Bertha Stevens, Mary and Lawrence Peterson, and Alvin Peterson. Alannah is survived her parents, Steven Gillis and Angela Peterson; her brother, Gunner Gillis; maternal great grandmother, Barb Peterson, paternal grandparents, Scott and Sherry Gillis; maternal grandparents, Robert and Debi Peterson; maternal grandma, Tammy Peterson; uncles: Donny Gillis, Luke Hansen, and Josh Williams; aunts, Krista Peterson and Tiffany (Wade) Williams; and many, many cousins. Relatives and friends may call from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. The funeral service for Alannah will be conducted at 1:00pm (visitation 12:00pm to 1:00pm), on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at the Trade River Evangelical Free Church. 20296 State Road 87. Grantsburg WI 54840. Alannah’s family would like to thank the community (Everyone) for all of the amazing support they have shown these past four years. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com.