Gladys (Christian) DOKKEN

DOKKEN, CHRISTIAN, BONNER, THOMAS, SERIO, JOHNS, FLONDOR

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/9/2014 at 12:09:00

April 28, 1932 --- April 4, 2014

Gladys Dokken, 81, of Aurora, Illinois passed away at home on Friday, April 4, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 28, 1932 in Eagle Grove, Iowa; a daughter to the late Morris and Lucille (Bonner) Christian. Gladys worked at Barber Greene for many years. She loved dancing, was a fan of Elvis and she was a fun loving woman who loved life and refused to grow up. Her family members include her children, Dean (Cindy) Dokken, Christine (Bob) Thomas, Elizabeth (Bill) Johns, Pamela (Joe) Serio, Joseph Dokken, Patricia (Karl) Flondor; thirty-one grandchildren; thirty-seven great-grandchildren; her brother, Jerry Christian; and many loving nieces, nephews, friends and family. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl Dokken in 2012; four brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway, Montgomery. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Family receiving guests Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Montgomery.

Beacon News - Chicago, Illinois
April 8, 2014