Gladys M. (Larson) SKARR

SKARR, LARSON, GUEST, STUDER, HOWELL, YESCAS, BOELSEN, ROWE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/4/2011 at 12:58:50

July 13, 1919 --- July 31, 2011

Gladys M. Skarr, 92, of Dumont, Iowa died on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at the Dumont Wellness Center. Services will be held on Wednesday, August 3, at 1:00 p.m., at the New Hope Parish of the United Methodist Church in Dumont, with visitation one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.

Gladys was born on July 13, 1919 in Belmond, to Harry and Beulah (Guest) Larson. She attended school in Belmond and married Joseph O. Skarr on May 22, 1937. Together they operated Skarr’s Café & Bus Depot in Belmond. Then she lived in Mason City and for the last 25 years in Dumont. Gladys was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond and attended services at the United Methodist Church in Dumont. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family, spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, making special pillows for her family and playing bingo.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Gary; and son-in-law, Don. Gladys is survived by daughter, Kay Studer of Des Moines; son, Jay (Carol) Skarr of Dumont; grandchildren, Deann Howell of Dumont, Tammy Yescas of Sioux City, Jason Skarr of Mason City, Jeremy Skarr of Las Vegas and Julie (Jesse) Boelsen of Mason City; great-grandchildren, Tyler Rowe of Hansell, Joey and Chris Howell of Dumont, Javier and Andres Yescas of Sioux City and Braden Boelsen of Mason City.

Belmond Independent - Belmond, Iowa
August 2, 2011

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