Hoch, Gladys (1893-1954)

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Date: 2/1/2015 at 12:52:42

Gladys Harvey Hoch
March 4, 1893 - October 9, 1954

Last Rites Held For Mrs. Hoch

Gladys Harvey Hoch, daughter of Herbert and Myra Harvey, was born in Newell, Iowa, on March 4, 1893, and passed away at Los Angeles, California, on October 9, 1954.

She attended the local high school, graduating with the class of 1911. Later, she attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, and then she worked as a stenographer for several years in banks at Storm Lake and Sioux Rapids.

On June 28, 1917, she married Arthur O. Hoch of Storm Lake, Iowa, and to this union two sons were born, Herbert A., who preceded his mother in death on October 20, 1951, and Harold now living in California. After their marriage, the family lived at Storm Lake for several years before moving to Newell in 1922. In 1942, they moved to California where they have lived until the present time.

Surviving to mourn her departure are her husband, Arthur O.; a son, Harold R. of Englewood, California; her father, Herbert Harvey of Newell; her sister, Doris also of Newell, and a grandson, Dana. Gladys was a faithful member of the Congregational Church, active in its Sunday School and Women's Fellowship. She was a Past Matron of the Eastern Star in Newell and at the time of her decease, was a member of the Palisades Chapter of Santa Monica, California. A memorial service was held for her in the Wiltshire Funeral Home in Santa Monica Monday evening, October 11.

A friend contributed this appropriate verse:

"The ships sail over the harbor bar,
Away and away to sea;
The ships sail in with the evening star
To the port where no tempests be;
The harvest waves on the summer hills,
And the band go forth to reap;
And all is right, as our Father wills,
Whether we wake or sleep."
—Selected
(The Newell Mirror, Oct. 21, 1954, p. 14)