Gladys Thompson

1927 - 2022

Fiercely independent, she loved many & will be missed by all Gladys Thompson (nee Uldal), aged 94 years, passed away on September 9, 2022, at Cypress Park Hospice in Sun City Center, Florida. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to Tellef and Minnie Uldal on October 12, 1927, and was raised in Wester leigh, Staten Island. A 1945 graduate of Port Richmond High School, she continued her education at Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and received her RN degree in 1948. She worked at US Public Health Hospital until she became a stay-at-home mom. She returned to work 1971 as a nursing supervisor at Eger Nursing Home. Married to Robert Thompson in 1953, she and Bob raised 3 children on Staten Island where they were long time members of Immanuel Union Church. She retired to Florida in 1987. Gladys was an ardent Jeopardy! fan and, later in her retirement, a pretty darn good Bridge player. Gladys devoted hours of her time volunteering with the Sun City Emergency Squad and for the Sun City Security Squad. Gladys was known for staying in touch with people, being interested in their lives, and worrying about them (a trait noted even by her nursing classmates in her yearbook). Fiercely independent, she was never restrained by the label of wife, mother, daughter, or nurse. She held her own counsel long before many women were known to do so. Never one to shy away from offering her opinion, a criticism or a reprimand, she was quick to forgive and move on. She loved many and will be missed by all. She is survived by her three children; Ruth, Beth (Ray Moorhouse), and Ted (Karen); grandchildren Tyler (Laura) and Christian, 3 step-grandchildren and 4 step-great-grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and so many who are related in her heart. She is also survived by her dear friends from the past and the present. Everyone she befriended became family and meant more to her than words can say. A service of Thanksgiving for her long and happy life will we held at 11am Friday, December 2, 2022, at Immanuel Union Church. The service will be streamed on ZOOM, https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8280501006 and will later be available via the church website. https://immanuelunionchurch.org under "video archives." Interment of ashes in Moravian Cemetery will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Immanuel Union Church Maintenance Fund, 693 Jewett Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ID#23092657).