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Gladys
I. Edwards
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[October 21, 2020]
LINCOLN
- Gladys I. Edwards, 96, of Lincoln, passed away on
Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital,
Lincoln.
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Service:
A graveside service for Gladys will be 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday October 21, 2020 at St. Mary’s Cemetery in
Lincoln
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Gladys I. Edwards, 96, of Lincoln,
passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.
Gladys was born on August 18, 1924 in Agassiz,
British Columbia the daughter of Charles Victor and
Catherine Cecelia (Foley) Anderson. She married
Joseph “Joe” L. Edwards on May 12, 1947, in Lincoln.
He preceded her in death on April 25, 2012, just shy
of their 65th wedding anniversary.
Gladys is survived by her son: Mike (Diane) Edwards
of Lincoln; a daughter: Sheila (Tom) Harmon of
Peoria, AZ; one sister: Eva Lorenzi of Springfield,
sister-in-law Bonnie Welch of Lincoln; three
grandchildren: Brett (Brittney) Edwards of Lincoln,
Megan (Steven) Jenness of Lincoln, and Michael
Harmon of Peoria, AZ; seven great-grandchildren:
Abby, Brooklynn, Grant, Drake, Griffin, Dreyton, and
Vada.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, her
husband, six siblings, and one granddaughter: Erin. |
Gladys proudly served in the United
States Navy during WWII as a Pharmacist Mate.
A graveside service for Gladys will be 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday October 21, 2020 at St. Mary’s Cemetery in
Lincoln with Ryan Edgecombe officiating. Full
military rites will be accorded by the American
Legion Post # 263.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Gladys’
name to Carroll Catholic School.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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