Obit: Hartzell, Gladys Caroline (1925 - 2019)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Ankney, Gisch, Hartzell,

----Source: The Cornell Courier - Sentinel (Cornell, Cadott, Holcombe, WI) 5/03/2019

Hartzell, Gladys Caroline (Ankney) (7 AUG 1925 - 25 APR 2019)

Gladys Caroline Hartzell, 93, Cornell, passed away peacefully at Cornell Health Services Thursday, April 25, 2019.

Gladys was born Aug. 7, 1925, the daughter of Leon and Lila (Gisch) Ankney, in Chippewa County. She graduated from Cornell High School in 1944. Gladys worked for a short time in Chicago, Ill., and returned to Cornell, working as a typesetter for the Cornell Courier.

She married the love of her life, Ken “Kenny” Hartzell Sr., June 1, 1945. They celebrated 67 anniversaries together. The couple settled on a farm in Crescent, to raise their sons. After Ken contracted polio, the family moved to Cornell. Gladys worked at the dime store, and was active in the community and church. She sold Avon for many years and worked at the Sears store in Cornell, until her retirement. She spent many hours cross stitching. She was a very active member of the First Presbyterian Church, where she served as secretary and was a deacon for 20 years.

Gladys and Ken raised four sons – Kenny (Sue), Denny (Dessie), Bruce (Sue) and Lonnie. Her sons blessed her with seven grandchildren – Carrie (Dan), Sherri, Jeremy (Darsie), Darin (Sara), Derek, Stephanie (Brad) and Ryan (Becky). In turn, they gave her 15 great-grandchildren – Tyler, Cole and Luke, Jenessa, Zoe and Kenny, Jayna and Jaxon, Mary, Baxter, Harper and Tanner, Theo, and Taylor and Ella.

She was preceded in death by her husband – Kenny; their son – Lonnie Lee; her parents; and all six of her siblings –Doug, Doran, Boyd, Gordon, Joyce and Violet.

Services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Cornell. Interment will follow at the Cornell Cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday, at the church, from 10 a.m., until the time of service.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.leiserbortonfuneralhome.com.