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Gladys C. King

Gladys Cecilia King, age 94, of Redgranite, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at ThedaCare Medical Center-Berlin.

She was born January 5, 1927, in Neillsville, WI, the daughter of George and Berniece Winten Kopp. Gladys worked at Kurt Marg Mink Ranch where she met Ned King. They were united in marriage on June 4, 1946, in MN. They moved to Milwaukee where she worked at Omer Powers Mink Ranch and then many years at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home where she retried from. She eventually moved to Redgranite and has lived there for the past 11 years with her daughter. Gladys love her family and always was an active part of their lives. She enjoyed cooking and gardening.

She is survived by her children, Don King, Shirley Nehls, Sharon “Sherry” Falesnik, Karen Szydel and Dennis (Marge) King; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Arlene Runge. Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Ned, in 2007; two brothers, Raymond Kopp and Georgie Kopp; one sister, Ruby Wiegman; and three sons-in-law, Thomas Falesnik, Dennis Szydel and Dennis Jarentowski.

Graveside services with inurnment will be held on Wednesday, August 4, at 11:00 a.m., at Neillsville Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Barbola Funeral Chapel in Berlin. Anyone wishing to send a sympathy card to the family, please mail card to Barbola Funeral Chapel, c/o Gladys King, PO Box 201, Berlin, WI 54923.

Online condolences may be submitted and sent using the form below. You may also email condolences to the family through "barbolafc@yahoo.com". All condolences are private and sent only to the family.