MESSERLY, Gladys Pearl 1922-2013

MESSERLY, KELLOGG, DOUGLAS, TOOMSEN, HELD, GILLIAM, AMBROSON, WORKMAN

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 1/20/2013 at 01:11:11

[Waterloo Courier, Thursday, January 10, 2013]

WATERLOO — Gladys Pearl Messerly, 90, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Allen Hospital.

She was born July 25, 1922, in Rock Falls, daughter of Lloyd and Bethel Douglas Kellogg. She married Alfred Christiansen Jr. in 1945, and they later divorced. She married Robert F. Messerly on May 22, 1982. He died Oct. 8, 2006.

Mrs. Messerly graduated from Mason City High School in 1939 and worked at several secretarial jobs, retiring in 1984 from Kirk Gross Co. after 12 years of employment. She was a member of Janesville United Methodist Church, Shamrock Rebekah Lodge in Janesville and the Janesville American Legion Auxiliary.

Survived by two sons, Marc J. (Beth) Christiansen of Wagram, N.C., and Barr A. (Rose) Christiansen of Jesup; two daughters, Julie Ann (Lee) Toomsen of Cedar Rapids and Janalee (Dr. Douglas) Held of St. Louis, Mo.; two stepsons, Richard (Dr. Melissa) Messerly of Minot, N.D., and Dr. James (Dr. Susan) Messerly of Birnamwood, Wis.; a stepdaughter, Janet Gilliam of Spokane, Wash.; eight grandchildren, Jennifer (Jonathan) McRae, Angela Toomsen, Richard (Jessica) Toomsen, Tamara (Michael) Leahy, Gregory Held, Rebecca Collins, Chad Christiansen and Kari (Douglas) Bergman; 10 stepgrandchildren, Anna (Kelly) Williams, Nicole (Shawn) Sinele, Kathryn (Peter) Streit, Jennifer Gilliam, Jayme Gilliam, Matthew Messerly, Johanna Messerly, Paul Messerly, Kaisa Messerly and Abraham Moilan; eight great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and a sister, Elizabeth Raila of Norwalk, Conn.

Preceded in death by two sisters, Marjorie Ambroson and Ruth Workman; a niece, Linda Seikunas; and a stepson-in-law, Jay Gilliam.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Janesville United Methodist Church, Janesville, with inurnment at Finchford Cemetery, Finchford, at a later date. Visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, and for an hour before services Friday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the church or Ridgeway Place.

Her love was pure and mighty and enough to hold each of us until we see her again.

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