Gayle L. Trede

Gayle Leslie Trede, 75, of Mount Pleasant passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Gayle was born in Davenport on Oct. 23, 1949, the youngest of four sisters to Woodrow and Dorothy (Behm) Trede.

Following graduation from Davenport West High School and Marycrest College, Gayle began an extensive career in public service as a librarian. Her first employment was for the City of Davenport, where she traveled through the neighborhoods in the "Book Mobile."

In October of 1984, Gayle moved to Mount Pleasant to assume the role of Library Director of the Mount Pleasant Public Library. She served her community until her retirement on Oct. 31, 2012.

Gayle was very proud that under her watch, the Mount Pleasant Public Library expanded from its historic but outgrown building to its present location in the former Mount Pleasant High School building (now the Mount Pleasant Civic Center), where it remains today.

Gayle's pastimes included reading, traveling, and "shop-'til-you-drop" weekends with her sisters. She was well known for her "mile-high" rolls.

Gayle was preceded in death by her beloved parents; sisters Sandy Jamison of Columbus Junction and Vicki (Phil) Ealy of Des Moines; and brother-in-law Jack Hendrickson of Grinnell.

Those left to honor her memory include her sister, Dona Hendrickson of Grinnell; brothers-in-law, Frank Jamison of Columbus Junction and Phil Ealy of Des Moines; and nephews and nieces, Mike Jamison, Scot Hendrickson, Michele Christiansen, Megan Ealy, and Amanda Ealy.

The family extends a heartfelt "thank you" to the staff at Bickford Memory Care of Burlington and Southeast Iowa Regional Home Health and Hospice.

Friends may call from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The family will not be present.

Cremation rites have been accorded, and burial will be held at a later date beside her parents in Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport.