Gladys
Stallmo, 100
Thief
River Falls - Gladys Stallmo, 100, died on
Thursday, August 22, 2002 at Northwest Medical
Center, CNC Unit, in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, August 26 at Trinity
Lutheran Church with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating.
Phyllis Dalager was the organist and Vanessa
Anderson was the soloist. Musical selections
included "The Lord's Prayer," "In the Garden,"
"Softly and Tenderly" and "The Old Rugged Cross."
Casketbearers were Sherman Stallmo, Roger Barrett,
Vernon Barrett, Sharon Barrett, Brenda Ficklin and
Teresa Buffum. Honorary casketbearers were all
Gladys' grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
great great-grandchildren. Interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Gladys
Delvine Iverson was born on October 21, 1901, the
daughter of Gustav and Mathilda (Skauge) Iverson in
Norman County. She was baptized and confirmed into
the Christian faith.
On
January 20, 1926, Gladys was united in marriage to
Nels Stallmo. The couple lived in several places in
North Dakota before moving to Thief River Falls in
1960. She worked at Model Laundry for over 20
years. In 1995, Gladys moved into Valley Nursing
Home and in 2000, she entered the CNC Unit of
Northwest Medical Center, where she has resided
since.
Gladys
enjoyed traveling to visit family on the West
Coast. She also enjoyed dancing at the Eagles and
attended many civic activities.
Survivors
include daughters, Blanche (Lawrence) Barrett of
Fisher and Merna (Leonard) Hill of Sun City,
Calif.; ten grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;
two great great-grandchildren; and a sister, Gloria
Thorpe of Seattle, Wash.
Gladys
was preceded in death by her husband, Nels; a son,
Donald; two grandchildren; her parents; and six
brothers, Fred, Robert, James, Clarence, Bert and
Milo.
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