Gladys Anne SHIRLEY

1924 - 2016  (91 years)

• Name	Gladys Anne SHIRLEY
  Birth	24 Jan 1924	Minburn, Dallas, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Jan 2016	Des Moines, Polk, Iowa   [1]
  Burial	Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa   [2]
  Person ID	I167	bmds
  Last Modified	24 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Roger Mortimer ROWE,   b. 17 Sep 1921, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa d. 2 Oct 2006, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1943	Minburn, Dallas, Iowa
  Age at Marriage	Gladys : 19 years old | Roger : 21 years old.
  Children	1 son and 3 daughters
  	+ 1. Rosemarie Ann ROWE,   b. 9 Jun 1945, Polk, Iowa (Age 79 years) + 2. Glenn Scott ROWE,   b. 29 Oct 1947 (Age 76 years) + 3. Jean Elizabeth ROWE,   b. 27 Jun 1952 (Age 71 years) + 4. Phyllis Jane ROWE,   b. 2 Oct 1955 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jan 1924 - Minburn, Dallas, Iowa Marriage - 1 Aug 1943 - Minburn, Dallas, Iowa Death - 18 Jan 2016 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Burial - - Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Obituary. Gladys Anne Rowe, 91, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016, at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, January 21, at Dallas Center United Methodist Church. Private burial will precede the service at Brethren Cemetery in Dallas Center, IA.  Anne was born January 24, 1924, to Walter and Gladys (Slocum) Shirley, on the family farm west of Minburn, IA, the fifth of nine children. She attended Minburn Schools where she excelled in basketball and chorus. Anne met Roger Rowe at a 4-H function while in high school and they married two years later on August 1, 1943, in the house where she was born. This marriage lasted 63 years until Roger’s death. They won a dance contest at their grandson’s wedding as the couple that was married the longest.  Anne was a homemaker, who was a great cook and enjoyed sharing her love of cooking with others. As her kids were growing up she was a 4-H leader, Sunday school teacher and active in the United Methodist Women. Anne’s life was centered around her family, she was especially proud of her grandchildren.  Anne is survived by her children, Rosemarie (Roger) Olhausen of Jefferson, Glenn (Bev) Rowe of Lorimor, Jean Patterson of Dallas Center and Phyllis Toombs of West Des Moines; nine grandchildren, Randy Olhausen, Robin Brand, Justin Rowe, Tanner Rowe, Matthew Patterson, Anne Wright, Emily Sovath, Jamie Toombs Smith and Wade Toombs; eighteen great grandchildren; and her siblings, Pat Van Atta and Robert Shirley. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and son-in-law, Monty Toombs.  The family will receive friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Wednesday at Iles-Brandt Chapel in Dallas Center. Memorial contributions can be made to the Dallas Center Library Foundation or the Dallas Center United Methodist Church. Online condolences will be welcomed at IlesCares.com.  The family would like to thank the staff at Spurgeon Manor for the loving care they provided our Mom. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 14776509.