Gladys A. Oven

Gladys A. Oven, age 81, a resident of Swanville, MN passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 30, 2008 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville, with Father Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Parish Cemetery in Swanville. A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 PM on Thursday, May 29th at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville and from 10 to 11 AM on Friday at the church. A parish prayer service will be held at 7 PM Thursday evening at the church. Gladys A. Oven was born on December 1, 1926 in Nashwauk, Minnesota to the late Mary (Czeck) & Joseph Gladke. Gladys attended school in Nashwauk and graduated from Nashwauk High School in 1945. She then attended the St. Cloud Teachers College and graduated in 1947. Gladys taught 2nd grade at Swanville Elementary School for three years. She met Joseph Oven in Swanville where he was the High School Principal. They were married on August 13, 1949 at St. Cecilias Catholic Church in Nashwauk, MN. Gladys has lived in Swanville her entire married life and up to her death. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Christian Women, Parish Council, Eucharistic Minister, St. Gabriel’s Hospital Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary and the Women’s Civic Club. Gladys did volunteer work at the Swanville Elementary School in the 1st grade and at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls in the hospitality department. Gladys is survived by her sons, Thomas J. Oven & wife, Paula of Browerville, MN and Richard L. Oven of Las Vegas, NV; Daughters, Teresa R. Vanselow of Rochester, MN, Louise A. Oven of Brandon, SD and Mary Jo Dahling & husband, Loren of Rochester, MN; sister, Dorothy Minerich of Eagan, MN; 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends. Gladys is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Oven on March 4, 1985; parents; brother, Joseph; sister, Eleanor Siegmund; brother, Joseph; and son-in-law, Gary J. Vanselow. Pallbearers will be Allen Cornell, Rodney Mueller, Lowell Drager, Tom DeFrance, Earl Koester, Tom Swisher, Gerald Thoma and Con Natvig. Arrangements are with the Shelley-Gibson Funeral Chapel in Swanville, MN (320)632-5242 www.shelleyfuneralchapels.com

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Gladys A. Oven

December 1, 1926 - May 27, 2008