James-Gladbach-Obituary

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James Edward Gladbach

Deerfield, Missouri

Apr 29, 1931 – Dec 2, 2025 (Age 94)

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BORN
April 29, 1931
DIED
December 2, 2025
AGE
94
LOCATION
Deerfield, Missouri

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Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel - Fort Scott Obituary

James E. (Jim) Gladbach, of rural Deerfield, Missouri, passed away in the early morning of December 2nd, 2025, at Freeman Hospital, Fort Scott, Kansas. Jim was born April 29th, 1931, on a farm outside of Mendon, Missouri. He was the son of Frederick W. Gladbach and Catherine A. Gladbach...

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Jim. Your Dad was awesome and an all-around great guy. I enjoyed him as a teacher at CCCJC. I took a Rules & Officiating Course that he taught. He got me my first and only gig officiating a basketball game - Clyde/Clifton Junior High Boys game.

Jim, sorry to learn off your dad's passing. What a life well lived! Enjoy the wonderful memories he left you. You are in my thoughts, Susan Johnston Hoppe

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

My Uncle him was always bigger than life. In stature, character and personality. He always was in coaching mode providing life stories that guided and inspired. I will always cherish the time I spent traveling back to Mendon with my dad (Fred), Uncle Jim and Uncle Jack several years back. At that time my Dad was struggling with dementia, but both brothers were so kind and loving, and my God the stories they told of growing up together on the farm will always be with me. God Bless the...