Sphar, Gladys Viola (Doubek) --- 1912-1995

HAUBER, DOUBEK, SPHAR, PANKOW, LOSEN, WHALEN

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Date: 4/1/2013 at 10:40:03

Gladys Sphar

Gladys Viola Sphar, daughter of Joseph and Clara (Hauber) Doubek, was born July 9, 1912 near Calmar, Iowa. She died Wednesday, October 4, 1995 in the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, Iowa. She was 83 years old.

She attended the Calmar schools. On October 3, 1936 Gladys was married to Clifford John Sphar at Lancaster, Missouri. To this union, a daughter was born. The family lived at Castalia, Iowa. Gladys had been employed at Bucheit Produce in Calmar for 26 years. She lived in Minnesota, then moved to Ridgeway, Iowa. On March 20, 1995 she became a resident of the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. She was a member of St. Bridget Catholic Church in Postville.

Gladys enjoyed visiting with people and would often tell interesting stories about her family. Her favorite story was the one about her great grandparents, Frank and Rose (Gartner) Huber, who built the smallest church in the world at Festina, Iowa, which was near where they lived. The church was so small that it would only seat four people.

Gladys was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clifford, who died in 1976; a son-in-law, Norman Pankow, Sr., who died in 1994; a brother, Clarence Doubek and a sister, Virginia Losen.

She is survived by her daughter, Pat Pankow; 3 grandchildren, Kathy (Blaine) Whalen of Harmony, Minn., Norman D. Pankow, Jr. of Waterloo, and Kenneth (Brenda)Pankow of Radcliffe, Iowa; 10 great grandchildren, Shannon Onsager, Corey Whalen, Joshua Whalen, Lindsey Whalen, Mandy Jo Whalen, Jordan Whalen, Jeremy Pankow, Angel Leuenberger, Amanda Pankow, Christopher Pankow and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral mass for Mrs. Gladys Sphar was held Saturday, October 7, 1995 at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa. Father Leo Riley was the celebrant. Linda Bacon was the organist. The gift bearers were the great grandchildren. Casket bearers were Norman Pankow, Jr., Kenneth Pankow, Blaine Whalen, Jeremy Pankow, Corey Whalen and Shannon Onsager. The Schutte Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements. Interment was in the Pleasant View Cemetery at Castalia, Iowa.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.

Pleasant View Cemetery
 

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