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Gladys B GATHJE

Female 1911 - 2004  (92 years)


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  • Name Gladys B GATHJE 
    Birth 19 Nov 1911 
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Mar 2004 
    Burial Evanger Lutheran Church Cemetery, Sargeant, Mower County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Gladys B. (Gathje) Larson, 92, of Stewartville, died March 25, 2004, of natural causes at Stewartville Care Center.

      She was born Nov. 19, 1911, in Vinton, Iowa. In 1915, the family moved to Stewartville, where Gladys graduated from high school in 1930. She then attended Winona State, received her teaching certificate then taught until her marriage.

      On June 23, 1938, she married Glen Larson in Northwood, Iowa.

      Gladys returned to teaching in 1963 at the Rossi School in rural Rochester until 1969. She returned to Winona State, receiving her bachelor of arts degree in 1971. She continued to teach until retiring in 1976. Gladys then worked in housekeeping for several years at the Stewartville Nursing Home.

      She was a longtime member of St. John's Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid, and the Stewartville American Legion Auxiliary. She also belonged to the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority and the Retired Educator Assn. of Minn. She volunteered with the Elder Network and was a member of the Stewartville Senior Citizens.

      Gladys had lived at Stewartville Care Center since 2000.

      She enjoyed reading and traveling.

      Survivors include her children, David (Carol), Rochester; Philip (Sally), Minneapolis; John (Kathy), Huntington, W. Va.; Marlene (David) Aakre, Kasson; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Ronald (Helen), Rochester; sisters, Emily Winter, Rochester; Rachel Warren, Broten; Florence (Kenneth) Haack, San Diego, Calif.
      She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982, a son, a grandson, five sisters and six brothers.
    Person ID I36812  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2022 

    Family Glenn LARSON,   b. 26 Dec 1912   d. 3 Dec 1982 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jun 1938  Northwood, Worth County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F25056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2022