Gladys Joan (Nelson) GISEL

GISEL, NELSEN, NELSON, REED

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/7/2017 at 15:30:16

January 27, 1930 --- June 16, 2017

Orlando, FL -- Gladys Joan Gisel, 87 of Orlando, formerly of Ventura, died Friday, June 16, 2017, at Encore at Avalon Park Assisted Living in Orlando. Graveside Inurnment will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Elmwood Cemetery in rural Renwick, IA, with Pastor Jesse Burns officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake.

Gladys was born on January 27, 1930, the daughter of Albert C. and Emma M. (Nelsen) Nelson in Renwick. She married Willard Gisel on June 17, 1951, in Renwick. He preceded her in death on October 2, 2010. A graduate of Vernon Consolidated High School in Renwick, Gladys earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa. For over twelve years she worked as a speech therapist for Cerro Gordo County. Gladys was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ventura. She enjoyed playing Bridge, golfing, and knitting. She also liked to travel and fish with Willard.

Gladys is survived by a son, Jeffrey (Karen) Gisel of Oviedo, FL; daughter-in-law, Donna Reed Gisel; four grandchildren, Jeffrey and Andrew Gisel, and Tiffany and Stephanie Gisel; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son, Steven; a granddaughter, Jennifer Gisel; three brothers, Shelby, Robert and Richard Nelson; and three sisters-in-law, Helen, Grace and Irene Nelson. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, Iowa

Mason City Globe Gazette --- Mason City, Iowa
July 2, 2017