Gladys
Rogers, 89
Thief
River Falls - Gladys Marian Rogers, 89, died on
Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls. 
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, February 8 at
Collins Funeral Chapel in Greenbush with Rev. John
Wollenzien officiating. Tammy Wahl was the organist
and Chris Cuppett was the vocalist. Casketbearers
were Gladys' grandchildre, Lynn Johnson, Peter
Johnson, Daran Solbreken, Allan Kosel, Garth Kaste,
Thomas Lee and Jon Scherf. Interment was in
Bethania Cemetery in Greenbush.
Gladys
Marian Erickson was born on January 27, 1914, the
daughter of Arne and Martha (Mollerud) Erickson in
Soler Township of Roseau County. She attended
school and grew up in Greenbush. She was baptized
and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.
In
1939, Gladys was united in marriage to Hans
Aanerud. The couple farmed in Barto Township. Hans
died in 1944.
In
1946, she married Wilhelm Sundstedt. Together, they
operated a general store in northeastern Kittson
County. Wilhelm died in 1949.
Gladys
later married John Rogers and they ran the Caribou
Store. In the early 1960s, she and her family moved
to Greenbush. She was employed as a cook at the
Keine Farm near Kennedy for 20 years. Gladys spent
the next 15 years doing home health care for the
elderly in the Lake Bronson, Ross, Roseau, Red Lake
Falls and Thief River Falls areas. She enjoyed her
family, cooking, baking, joking around and making
people laugh. Since June 2001, she has resided at
Valley Home in Thief River Falls.
Survivors
include her daughter, Gloria (Harlow) Johnson of
Thief River Falls; son, Wayne (Kathy) Sundstedt of
Montevideo; seven grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; one sister, Orpha Larson of
Rapid City, S.D.; and many nieces, nephews and
other relatives.
Gladys
was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands;
brothers, Lloyd and Arnold; and a sister,
Ella.
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