Young, Gladys Lucille Carlson (1903-2001)

YOUNG, CARLSON, PETERSON, FERRARI, CONKLIN

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 6/27/2021 at 15:42:19

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, Tuesday, July 31, 2001

Gladys L. Young, 97, Stratford, died Monday, July 30, 2001 at the Stratford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Stratford with Rev. Dave Fernlund officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Stratford. Visitation will be at the church from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. until the service time on Wednesday. Arrangements were made with the Foster Funeral home.

Gladys Lucille Carlson was born August 10, 1903 to F. August and Jennie B. Peterson Carlson on the family farm southeast of Stratford in Marion Township. She received her education at the East Marion rural school. In 1925, she moved with her parents to Stratford. On February 25, 1928 she married Floyd A. Young at her parents home. They farmed northeast of Stratford in Webster Township, retiring in 1970, but staying on the family farm. Mr. Young died May 7, 1983. She had resided at the Stratford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since April of this year.

She is survived by daughter, Genevieve Ferrari, son and daughter-in-law, Darrell and Lorraine Young, son-in-law, Robert Conklin, all of Stratford, 12 grandchildren, their families and numerous relatives and friends.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Geraldine Conklin; son-in-law, Robert Ferrari, 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

Mrs. Young was a homemaker and provided baking and decorating cakes for weddings, graduations and other special occasions for her community for 25 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was active in Ladies Aid and was chairman of the Social committee for several years. She served as president for the PTA and Band Boosters, when her children were in school. She had always helped, when needed, with both her community and family.

Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church.