Betty Gladwin

Betty Lorene Gladwin, the eldest of six children of Mabel Beatrice (Fisher) and Walter Scott Killmon, was born in Glenwood, Iowa at her parent's home on April 8, 1922. Betty grew up in Pacific Junction, Iowa where she graduated from the Pacific Junction High School in 1939 as valedictorian.
Betty and Carlie "Carl" Edward Gladwin were married in Glenwood on June 25, 1939. They made their first home in Pacific Junction, but soon moved to Glenwood. Their marriage was blessed with their children, Carla and Edward. In addition to caring for her family, Betty worked at the Martin Bomber Plant in Bellevue, Nebraska. At the conclusion of the war, she took a position at the Glenwood State Hospital School and later at the Union Carbide Plant in Red Oak, Iowa. In 1957, Betty began working as a checker for the next 16 years at the Gaylord IGA Market in Glenwood. She and Carl had been married nearly 23 years when Carl died on September 29, 1962. Betty continued to live in Glenwood and work at the grocery store until her retirement in 1973.
Betty was a member of the Glenwood Christian Church and the Woodland Rebekah Lodge #552, where she served as Secretary, Guardian, and Noble Grand. Betty enjoyed children and loved to care for them. In 2001, Betty moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado to be closer to her family. In September 2006, her failing health forced her to move to the Hospice Care Center in Loveland, Colorado where she died on October 11, 2006 at the age of 84 years, 6 months, and 3 days. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Carl Gladwin; son Edward Gladwin in 2001; brothers Richard Killmon and Ned Killmon; sisters Myrtle Fusen and Lois Bradley.
Betty is survived by her daughter Carla Williams and her husband David of Barstow, California; daughter-in-law Judith Gladwin of Ft. Collins, CO; sister Donna Petrie and her husband Donn of Moline, Illinois; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; 6 great- great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.