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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 |
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.
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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 |
Family ID |
F25056 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Nov 2022 |
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